สุเทพ
sù-têepMeanings
1Proper nounA2
Suthep (male given name)
a Thai male given name: Suthep
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownสุเทพsù-têepสุเทพsù-têep1Suthep (male given name)2Suthep (place in Chiang Mai)
This is my friend. His name is Suthep.
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Yesterday, Mr. Suthep didn't come to work.
วันหยุดwan-yùtนี้níiผมpǒmจะjàไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoบ้านbâanพี่pîiสุเทพsù-têepที่tîiต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt
This holiday, I'm going to visit P'Suthep's house in another province.
ถ้าtâaมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əลองlɔɔngโทรไปtoo-bpaiถามtǎamสุเทพsù-têepดูสิduu-sìเขาkǎoเก่งgèngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiมากmâak
If you have a computer problem, try calling Suthep. He's very good at this stuff.
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Suthep (place in Chiang Mai)
a place name in Chiang Mai, notably Suthep Subdistrict (Tambon Suthep) and the mountain/area known as Doi Suthep (including Wat Phra That Doi Suthep)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)ไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerดอยสุเทพdɔɔi-sù-têepดอยสุเทพdɔɔi-sù-têepDoi Suthep (mountain in Chiang Mai)เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛo1last year; the previous year2last year (time marker)
I went to visit Doi Suthep last year.
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บ้านbâanของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanฉันchǎnอยู่ในyùu-naiตำบลdtam-bonสุเทพsù-têepซึ่งsʉ̂ngไม่ไกลmâi-glaiจากjàakมหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่má-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-lai-chiiang-mài
My friend's house is in Suthep subdistrict, which is not far from Chiang Mai University.
นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoที่มาtîi-maaเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiมักจะmák-jàขึ้นkʉ̂nไปไหว้bpai-wâiพระธาตุดอยสุเทพprá-tâat-dɔɔi-sù-têepเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความเป็นสิริมงคลkwaam-bpen-sì-rí-mong-kon
Most tourists who come to Chiang Mai usually go up to pay respects at Wat Phra That Doi Suthep for good fortune.
โครงการพัฒนาkroong-gaan-pát-tá-naaอสังหาริมทรัพย์à-sǎng-hǎa-rim-má-sápในnaiย่านyâanสุเทพsù-têepส่งผลให้sòng-pǒn-hâiราคาraa-kaaที่ดินtîi-dinปรับตัวbpràp-dtuuaสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
Real estate development projects in the Suthep area have caused land prices to rise rapidly.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
สุsùสุsùprefix: good; well; beautiful; virtuous; auspiciousprefix: good; well; beautiful; virtuous; auspiciousPart 1
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สุเทพsù-têepสุเทพsù-têepSuthep (male given name)Suthep (male given name)Word