สูงสุด

sŏong sùt

Meanings

1NounA2

highest; maximum; supreme

the greatest in height, amount, degree, or rank; the maximum or supreme

Examples

ยอดเขาyôt kăoยอดเขาyôt kăo1mountaintop; summit; peak2pinnacle (figurative)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สูงสุดsŏong sùtสูงสุดsŏong sùt1supreme (title/position)2highest; maximum; supreme3at most; at the highestในประเทศnai bprà-têtในประเทศnai bprà-têt1domestic; internal (to a country)2domestically; [somewhere] within the country
This peak is the highest in the country.
2NounB1

at most; at the highest

at the greatest possible amount or degree

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)อุณหภูมิun-hà-poomอุณหภูมิun-hà-poomtemperatureขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/betterถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reachระดับสูงสุดrá-dàp sŏong sùtระดับสูงสุดrá-dàp sŏong sùthighest level; maximumตอนบ่ายdton bàaiตอนบ่ายdton bàai1afternoon2in the afternoonสามโมงsăam mohngสามโมงsăam mohngthree o'clock (usually 3 p.m.)
Today the temperature reached its maximum at 3 p.m.
3NounB2

supreme (title/position)

used in formal titles to denote the highest rank or authority (e.g., supreme court, supreme leader)

Examples

คดีká-deeคดีká-dee1legal case2criminal case; police caseนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)จะต้องjà dtôngจะต้องjà dtông1must; have to; be obliged to2be certain/inevitableส่งต่อsòng dtòส่งต่อsòng dtò1[to] forward; pass on2[to] refer; transfer [a case/patient/task]3[to] pass down; hand onไปยังbpai yangไปยังbpai yangto; toward (destination/extent)ศาลสูงสุดsăan sŏong sùtศาลสูงสุดsăan sŏong sùtSupreme Courtเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofพิจารณาpí-jàa-rá-naaพิจารณาpí-jàa-rá-naa1[to] consider; examine; deliberate2[to] adjudicate; rule on
This case must be forwarded to the Supreme Court for consideration.