สุนทร
sǔn-tɔɔnMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
beautiful; pleasant; melodious
beautiful, pleasing, or melodious; used in a literary style, often about words, speech, poetry, music, or sounds
Examples
บทสวดมนต์bòt-sùuat-monบทสวดมนต์bòt-sùuat-monprayer; chantนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ประกอบไปด้วยbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-bpai-dûuaiประกอบไปด้วยbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-bpai-dûuai[to] consist of [sth]; [to] be composed of [sth]ถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kam1wording; phrasing2utterance; statementสุนทรsǔn-tɔɔnสุนทรsǔn-tɔɔnbeautiful; pleasant; melodiousที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]กล่อมเกลาglɔ̀ɔm-glaoกล่อมเกลาglɔ̀ɔm-glao[to] nurture; cultivate; refine (character/manners)จิตใจjìt-jaiจิตใจjìt-jai1mind; heart; spirit (inner feelings)2disposition; temperamentให้hâiให้hâi1[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)สงบsà-ngòpสงบsà-ngòp1calm; peaceful; tranquil; quiet2to become calm; subside; quiet down3[to] quell; pacify; suppress; bring to an end
This chant consists of beautiful words that help soothe the mind to be peaceful.
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บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiนี้níiร้อยเรียงrɔ́ɔi-riiangด้วยdûuaiถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamอันanสุนทรsǔn-tɔɔnและlɛ́แฝงfɛ̌ɛngไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiความหมายkwaam-mǎaiที่tîiลึกซึ้งlʉ́k-sʉ́ng
This poem is composed with beautiful words and is embedded with profound meaning.
พระธรรมเทศนาprá-tam-má-têet-sà-naaของkɔ̌ɔngท่านtânเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiวาทะwaa-táอันanสุนทรsǔn-tɔɔnที่tîiสามารถsǎa-mâatจับใจjàp-jaiผู้ฟังpûu-fangได้dâaiทุกคนtúk-kon
His sermon is full of beautiful speech that can touch the hearts of all listeners.
กวีgà-wiiในnaiสมัยอยุธยาsà-mǎi-à-yút-tá-yaaมักจะmák-jàประพันธ์bprà-panร้อยกรองrɔ́ɔi-grɔɔngด้วยdûuaiถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamสุนทรsǔn-tɔɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสรรเสริญsǎn-sə̌ənพระบารมีprá-baa-rá-miiของkɔ̌ɔngพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàt
Poets in the Ayutthaya period often composed poetry with beautiful wording to praise the king's prestige.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สุนทร said สุน-ทอน?
sǔn-tɔɔn
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǔn
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |