สุดรัก
sùt-rákMeanings
1AdjectiveC1
dearest; most beloved (literary)
Loved most deeply; cherished above all others.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaaตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaa1doll; figurine2dummy; puppet; provisional model (figurative)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureสุดรักsùt-rákสุดรักsùt-rák1dearest; most beloved (literary)2darling; beloved person (literary)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3classifier: sides; paired parts4side; party (in a dispute or game)5side; lateral (modifier)หมอนmɔ̌ɔnหมอนmɔ̌ɔnpillowและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)กอดgɔ̀ɔtกอดgɔ̀ɔt[to] hug; embraceมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ก่อนนอนgɔ̀ɔn-nɔɔnก่อนนอนgɔ̀ɔn-nɔɔn1before bed; before sleeping; at bedtime2bedtime (as a modifier)ทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnevery night
She keeps her most cherished doll beside her pillow and hugs it every night before bed.
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พ่อpɔ̂ɔยังyangเก็บgèpกีตาร์gii-dtâaตัวdtuuaสุดรักsùt-rákไว้wáiแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเล่นlênไม่ได้mâi-dâaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoเพราะprɔ́มันmanเป็นbpenของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnชิ้นchínแรกrɛ̂ɛkจากjàakแม่mɛ̂ɛ
Dad still keeps his most cherished guitar, even though he can no longer play it, because it was the first gift he received from Mom.
แม้mɛ́ɛสุนัขsù-nákสุดรักsùt-rákจะjàจากไปjàak-bpaiนานnaanหลายlǎaiปีbpiiเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangเก็บgèpปลอกคอbplɔ̀ɔk-kɔɔของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manไว้wáiราวกับraao-gàpเป็นbpenสิ่งsìngแทนtɛɛnใจjaiที่tîiไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-raiทดแทนtót-tɛɛnได้dâai
Although her deeply beloved dog passed away many years ago, she still keeps its collar as an irreplaceable memento.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàหวงhǔuangลูกสาวlûuk-sǎaoสุดรักsùt-rákเพียงใดpiiang-daiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmใช้cháiความเป็นkwaam-bpenพ่อpɔ̂ɔเป็นbpenข้ออ้างkɔ̂ɔ-âangในnaiการขัดขวางgaan-kàt-kwǎangเส้นทางsên-taangที่tîiเธอtəəเลือกlʉ̂ʉak
However protective he feels toward his cherished daughter, he refuses to use fatherhood as an excuse to obstruct the path she has chosen.
2NounC1
darling; beloved person (literary)
A person who is dearly loved, especially a sweetheart.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiflower; flowersให้hâiให้hâi1[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)สุดรักsùt-rákสุดรักsùt-rák1dearest; most beloved (literary)2darling; beloved person (literary)ของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ชวนchuuanชวนchuuan1[to] invite; ask [sb] along2[to] urge; persuade; encourage3inviting; tempting; evocative4[to] tend to cause; be likely to evokeเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâao[to] go eat
He bought flowers for his sweetheart and then invited her out for a meal.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเดินทางdəən-taangไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetเขาkǎoสัญญาsǎn-yaaกับgàpสุดรักsùt-rákว่าwâaจะjàเขียนkǐianจดหมายjòt-mǎaiถึงtʉ̌ngเธอtəəทุกtúkสัปดาห์sàp-daa
Before leaving to work abroad, he promised his beloved that he would write to her every week.
จดหมายjòt-mǎaiทุกtúkฉบับchà-bàpที่tîiเขาkǎoส่งsòngจากjàakแนวหน้าnɛɛo-nâaลงท้ายlong-táaiด้วยdûuaiถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamเดียวกันdiiao-ganว่าwâaพี่pîiจะjàกลับไปglàp-bpaiหาhǎaสุดรักsùt-rákของkɔ̌ɔngพี่pîi
Every letter he sent from the front ended with the same words: “I will return to you, my beloved.”
สำหรับsǎm-ràpเธอtəəชายchaaiผู้pûuยืนรอyʉʉn-rɔɔอยู่ที่yùu-tîiปลายbplaaiชานชาลาchaan-chaa-laaไม่ใช่mâi-châiเพียงpiiangคนรักkon-rákหากhàakเป็นbpenสุดรักsùt-rákที่tîiเธอtəəเฝ้าfâoคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtหลายlǎaiปีbpiiแห่งhɛ̀ngการพลัดพรากgaan-plát-prâak
To her, the man waiting at the end of the platform was not merely a partner, but the beloved she had longed for throughout their years of separation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sùt
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
สุดsùtสุดsùt1most; extremely (superlative/intensifier)2end; limit; extremity3ultra-; most; extreme- (prefixal use)4[to] end; reach the limitmost; extremely (superlative/intensifier)Part 1
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สุดรักsùt-rákสุดรักsùt-rákdearest; most beloved (literary)dearest; most beloved (literary)Word