สูญ

sǔun

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

lost; wasted; gone

no longer present or recoverable; wasted or used up (often in set phrases, e.g., สูญเสียสูญเสียsǔun-sǐia1[to] be bereaved; lose [sb] to death2[to] lose; suffer a loss, สูญเวลา)

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เผลอplə̌əเผลอplə̌ə1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticingทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanเอกสารèek-gà-sǎan1document2documentationหายhǎaiหายhǎai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)เวลาที่wee-laa-tîiเวลาที่wee-laa-tîithe time whenใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam[to] prepare; get readyงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedสูญเปล่าsǔun-bplàaoสูญเปล่าsǔun-bplàao1in vain; futile; wasted2to no purpose; uselesslyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastเยอะมากyə́-mâakเยอะมากyə́-mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)
I accidentally lost the documents, so a lot of the time spent preparing was wasted.
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2VerbB1

to vanish; be lost

to disappear or cease to be possessed; to be used up or wasted

Examples

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ญ, a sonorant, so it is live.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Rising tone

sǔun

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——