สูด
sùutMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] inhale; breathe in
to draw air, a smell, or vapor into the lungs through the nose or mouth
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสูดsòotสูดsòot1[to] inhale; breathe in2[to] sniff (deliberately inhale to sense a smell)3[to] soak up; take in (figurative)ลมหายใจlom hăai-jaiลมหายใจlom hăai-jai1breath2life; life force (figurative)ลึกๆléuk léukลึกๆléuk léuk1deeply; far below the surface2deep down; inwardly; at heart
He takes a deep breath.
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พอpɔɔก้าวgâaoออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiนอกบ้านnɔ̂ɔk-bâanฉันchǎnสูดsùutอากาศaa-gàatเช้าcháoเข้าkâoปอดbpɔ̀ɔtทันทีtan-tii
As soon as I stepped outside, I inhaled the morning air into my lungs.
She inhaled the cool sea vapor and felt refreshed.
นักดำน้ำnák dam námสูดsòotอากาศaa-gàatจากjàakถังtăngอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaก่อนจะgòn jàค่อยๆkôi kôiลงสู่long sòoใต้dtâiผิวน้ำpĭu náam
The diver slowly inhaled air from the tank before gradually descending beneath the surface.
2VerbA2
[to] sniff (deliberately inhale to sense a smell)
to inhale through the nose in order to detect or take in a smell
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)สูดsùutสูดsùut1[to] inhale; breathe in2[to] sniff (deliberately inhale to sense a smell)3[to] soak up; take in (figurative)กลิ่นดอกไม้glìn-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiกลิ่นดอกไม้glìn-dɔ̀ɔk-máai1floral scent; smell of flowers2floral note (perfumery)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooจมูกjà-mùukจมูกjà-mùuk1nose2nose (of an object)
I sniff the scent of the flower with my nose.
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เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเขาkǎoสูดsùutกลิ่นกาแฟglìn-gaa-fɛɛด้วยdûuaiจมูกjà-mùukแล้วlɛ́ɛoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaหอมhɔ̌ɔmมากmâak
This morning he sniffed the smell of coffee with his nose and said it was very fragrant.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnจะjàสูดsùutกลิ่นglìnขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangอบòpใหม่màiด้วยdûuaiจมูกjà-mùukที่tîiร้านráanใกล้บ้านglâi-bâan
Tomorrow I will inhale the smell of freshly baked bread through my nose at the shop near my house.
เธอtəəก้มหน้าgôm-nâaเข้าไปkâo-bpaiใกล้glâiดอกมะลิdɔ̀ɔk-má-líแล้วlɛ́ɛoสูดsùutกลิ่นglìnผ่านpàanจมูกjà-mùukเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiรู้rúuว่าwâaออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔkหรือยังrʉ̌ʉ-yang
She leaned close to the jasmine and inhaled the scent through her nose to tell whether it had bloomed yet.
3VerbB2
[to] soak up; take in (figurative)
to take in something non-physical, such as the atmosphere, feeling, or experience (e.g., soak up the atmosphere)
Examples
เดินเข้าdəən-kâoเดินเข้าdəən-kâo[to] walk in; [to] enter on footตลาดเก่าdtà-làat-gàoตลาดเก่าdtà-làat-gàoold marketแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)สูดsùutสูดsùut1[to] inhale; breathe in2[to] sniff (deliberately inhale to sense a smell)3[to] soak up; take in (figurative)บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat1atmosphere; ambience2atmosphere (gaseous envelope)คึกคักkʉ́k-kákคึกคักkʉ́k-kák1lively; bustling; animated2energetically; in a bustling wayของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผู้คนpûu-konผู้คนpûu-konpeople; the public
I walked into the old market and soaked up the lively atmosphere of the crowd.
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นั่งnângริมทะเลrim-tá-leeแล้วlɛ́ɛoสูดsùutบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatสงบsà-ngòpเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเต็มdtemหัวใจhǔua-jai
I sat by the sea and soaked up the calm atmosphere to my heart's content.
ระหว่างrá-wàangชมchomละครเวทีlá-kon way-teeฉันchănค่อยๆkôi kôiสูดsòotอารมณ์aa-romร่วมrûuamและláeพลังpá-langของkŏngนักแสดงnák sà-daengเข้าสู่kâo sòoประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayng
While watching the play, I gradually absorbed the shared emotion and the actors’ energy into my own experience.
ในnaiพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panเขาkăoหยุดyùtยืนyeunเพื่อpêuuaสูดsòotบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatและláeความทรงจำkwaam song jamที่têeอบอวลòp uuanอยู่ในyòo naiห้องhôngนั้นnán
In the museum, he paused to soak up the historical atmosphere and the memories lingering in that room.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
sùut
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 | — | — |