สื่อ

sʉ̀ʉ

Meanings

1NounB1

media; the media; mass media

Organizations, channels, and platforms that produce or distribute news, information, or entertainment to the public, such as TV, radio, newspapers, and online platforms; often treated as a collective noun.

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2NounB2

medium; means; channel of communication

A channel, method, or material through which information, ideas, or feelings are expressed or transmitted.

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ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4vision; mental imageและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สื่อsʉ̀ʉสื่อsʉ̀ʉ1media; the media; mass media2medium; means; channel of communication3[to] convey; communicate4medium (spiritual/occult)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การอธิบายgaan-à-tí-baaiการอธิบายgaan-à-tí-baaiexplanation (process)บทเรียนbòt-riianบทเรียนbòt-riian1lesson (curriculum unit)2lesson (what one learns)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เข้าใจง่ายkâo-jai-ngâaiเข้าใจง่ายkâo-jai-ngâaieasy to understandขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)
The teacher used pictures and songs as media to make the lesson easier to understand.
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3VerbB2

[to] convey; communicate

To express, transmit, or make information, ideas, or feelings known to others.

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4NounC1

medium (spiritual/occult)

A person or thing believed to act as an intermediary for communication with spirits.

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ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)เชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâa[to] believe (that) ...หญิงyǐngหญิงyǐng1woman; female (person)2female; feminine3princess (familiar form of address)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สื่อsʉ̀ʉสื่อsʉ̀ʉ1media; the media; mass media2medium; means; channel of communication3[to] convey; communicate4medium (spiritual/occult)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)วิญญาณwin-yaanวิญญาณwin-yaan1soul; spirit (life force)2ghost; spirit of the deceased3consciousness; awareness (formal)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsปู่bpùuปู่bpùu1paternal grandfather2grandfather (respect term)3ancestor spirit (folk belief)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Grandma believes that woman is a medium who can talk to grandpa’s spirit.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Low tone

sʉ̀ʉ

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

High class + Mai ek → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——