สุคนธ์
sù-konMeanings
1NounC1
fragrance; pleasant scent
fragrance; a pleasant smell; perfume (formal/literary)
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเดินเข้าdəən-kâoเดินเข้าdəən-kâo[to] walk in; [to] enter on footสวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerได้กลิ่นdâai-glìnได้กลิ่นdâai-glìn1[to] smell [sth]; detect a smell2[to] sense/suspect [sth] (figurative)สุคนธ์sù-konสุคนธ์sù-kon1fragrance; pleasant scent2aromatics; perfumed substanceของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsดอกกุหลาบdɔ̀ɔk-gù-làapดอกกุหลาบdɔ̀ɔk-gù-làaprose (flower)โชยมาchooi-maaโชยมาchooi-maa[to] waft in; drift over (of scent, light breeze, faint smoke)
As soon as I walked into the garden, the fragrance of roses wafted over.
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สายลมsăai lomยามค่ำคืนyaam kâm keunพัดพาpát paaสุคนธ์sù-konอ่อนๆòn ònของkŏngดอกราตรีdòk raa-dtreeมาmaaให้hâiชื่นใจchêun jai
The night breeze carried the gentle fragrance of night-blooming jasmine, which was very refreshing.
แม้mɛ́ɛเวลาwee-laaจะjàผ่านไปpàan-bpaiนานnaanเพียงใดpiiang-daiเขาkǎoยังคงyang-kongจดจำjòt-jamสุคนธ์sù-konอันanเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen-èek-gà-lákของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəได้dâaiเสมอsà-mə̌ə
No matter how much time passed, he could always remember her unique fragrance.
โบสถ์bòtเก่าแก่gào gàeแห่งนี้hàeng néeอบอวลòp uuanไปด้วยbpai dûuayสุคนธ์sù-konของkŏngกำยานgam yaanและláeไม้จันทน์máai janทำให้tam hâiรู้สึกrúu-sèukสงบsà-ngòpและláeขรึมขลังkrĭm klăng
This old church is filled with the fragrance of frankincense and sandalwood, creating a calm and solemn atmosphere.
2NounC2
aromatics; perfumed substance
a substance used to give fragrance; aromatics or perfumed materials (literary/archaic)
Examples
หญิงyĭngหญิงyĭng1woman; female (person)2female; feminine3princess (familiar form of address)ชาววังchaao wangชาววังchaao wang1people of the royal palace; courtiers2palace-style; refined (attributive use)ในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònin the past; formerlyรู้จักrúu jàkรู้จักrúu jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] recognize; identify3[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent withวิธีwí-teeวิธีwí-teemethod; wayปรุงbprungปรุงbprung1[to] cook; prepare (food); season2[to] concoct; compound (medicine or mixture)สุคนธ์sù-konสุคนธ์sù-kon1fragrance; pleasant scent2aromatics; perfumed substanceจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmพืชพรรณpêut panพืชพรรณpêut panflora; plant lifeต่างๆdtàang-dtàangต่างๆdtàang-dtàangvarious; different; diverseเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderประทินbprà-tinประทินbprà-tin[to] apply cosmetics, cream, or perfume to the skin; [to] beautify (formal/literary)โฉมchŏhmโฉมchŏhm1appearance; visage (literary)2beauty; fair looks (poetic)3beautiful woman; lady (literary)
Court ladies in the old days knew how to prepare various aromatics from plants to be used for beauty care.
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ในnaiพิธีpí-tiiหลวงlǔuangมีmiiการใช้gaan-cháiเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangสุคนธ์sù-konชั้นเลิศchán-lə̂ətที่tîiคัดสรรkát-sǎnมาจากmaa-jàakทั่วทุกสารทิศtûua-túk-sǎa-rá-tít
In the royal ceremony, the finest aromatic materials, selected from all corners of the kingdom, were used.
นางกำนัลnaang gam-nanกำลังgam-langบรรจงban-jongปรุงbprungเครื่องkrêuuangสุคนธ์sù-konสำหรับsăm-ràpถวายtà-wăaiพระนางprá naangเจ้าjâoฯฯในnaiพระราชพิธีprá-râat-chá-pí-teeสรงน้ำsŏng nám
The lady-in-waiting is meticulously preparing the perfumed materials to present to Her Majesty for the royal bathing ceremony.
การศึกษาgaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaจารึกjaa-rʉ́kบนbonใบลานbai-laanทำtamให้hâiเราraoทราบsâapถึงtʉ̌ngสูตรsùutการปรุงgaan-bprungสุคนธ์sù-konและlɛ́เครื่องหอมkrʉ̂ʉang-hɔ̌ɔmโบราณboo-raanอันanซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔn
The study of inscriptions on palm-leaf manuscripts has revealed to us the complex ancient formulas for preparing aromatics and perfumes.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สุคนธ์ said สุ-คน?
sù-kon
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sù
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 | — | — |