สุข
sùkMeanings
1NounA2
happiness; well-being
a state of happiness, contentment, or well-being
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)อุ่นùnอุ่นùn1warm; lukewarm (pleasantly mild heat)2[to] warm; reheat3warm; cozy (mood; atmosphere; feeling)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuai1[to] be full of; be filled with; be packed with2[to] be rife with; be replete with (figurative)สุขsùkสุขsùk1happiness; well-being2happy; content (formal/literary)
A quiet, warm home fills me with well-being.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnเต็มที่dtem-tîiใจjaiฉันchǎnกลับมาglàp-maaมีสุขmii-sùkอีกครั้งìik-kráng
After resting well, my heart returned to a state of contentment.
การได้gaan-dâaiใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaกับgàpครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaในnaiวันหยุดwan-yùtคือkʉʉสุขsùkของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎn
Spending time with family on holidays is my well-being.
เธอtəəเลือกlʉ̂ʉakงานngaanที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiเธอtəəมีสุขmii-sùkมากกว่าmâak-gwàaรายได้raai-dâaiสูงsǔungเพียงอย่างเดียวpiiang-yàang-diiao
She chose a job that brings her well-being rather than just a high income.
2AdjectiveB1
happy; content (formal/literary)
feeling happy or content; used in formal or literary language
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เป็นสุขbpen-sùkเป็นสุขbpen-sùk[to] be happy; feel contentเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerกลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeเจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; household
Today I feel content when I get home and see my family.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมองmɔɔngท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaยามเช้าyaam-cháaoเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เอ่ยyèeว่าwâaใจjaiตนdtonอบอุ่นòp-ùnและlɛ́สุขsùkอย่างyàangบอกbɔ̀ɔkไม่mâiถูกtùuk
When looking at the morning sky, he said his heart felt warm and happily content in an indescribable way.
เธอterเขียนkĭianจดหมายjòt măaiสั้นๆsân sânถึงtĕungแม่mâeบอกว่าbòk wâaตนdtonอยู่ดีyòo deeและláeสุขsùkไม่ต้องmâi dtôngเป็นห่วงbpen hùuang
She wrote a short letter to her mother, saying she was well and content, so there was no need to worry.
หลังlăngผ่านpàanเรื่องrêuuangยากๆyâak yâakมาmaaได้dâiเขาkăoกล่าวglàaoด้วยdûuayน้ำเสียงnám sĭiangสงบsà-ngòpว่าwâaตอนนี้dton néeใจjaiเป็นสุขbpen sùkแล้วláeo
After getting through difficult times, he said calmly that now his heart is content.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ข, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sùk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |