สูเจ้า
sǔu-jâaoMeaning
1PronounC1
you; you all (archaic, literary, dialectal)
a second-person pronoun addressing one or more people, traditionally equals or inferiors, used in archaic, literary, or dialectal contexts
Examples
สูเจ้าsǔu-jâaoสูเจ้าsǔu-jâaoyou; you all (archaic, literary, dialectal)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)รีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)เดินทางdəən-taangเดินทางdəən-taang[to] travel; make a journeyไปไหนbpai-nǎiไปไหนbpai-nǎi1Where are you going?; Where did you go?; Where to?2[to] go anywhere (in negative or free-choice constructions)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ยามค่ำyaam-kâmยามค่ำyaam-kâmnighttime; eveningมืดmʉ̂ʉtมืดmʉ̂ʉt1dark; lacking light2after dark; late3[to] get dark; become dark4gloomy; obscure (figurative)เช่นนี้chên-níiเช่นนี้chên-níi1like this; in this way; thus (formal)2such; of this kind/type
Where are ye all hurrying to in the dark of the night like this?
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หากhàakสูเจ้าsǔu-jâaoยังคงyang-kongฝ่าฝืนfàa-fʉ̌ʉnกฎgòtของkɔ̌ɔngหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanก็gɔ̂จะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngถูกtùukลงโทษlong-tôotอย่างหนักyàang-nàk
If ye all continue to break the village rules, ye shall be severely punished.
ข้าkâaขอkɔ̌ɔสั่งให้sàng-hâiสูเจ้าsǔu-jâaoทั้งหลายtáng-lǎaiวางwaangอาวุธaa-wútลงlongและlɛ́คุกเข่าkúk-kàoต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaบัลลังก์ban-langเดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níi
I command all of ye to lay down your weapons and kneel before the throne at once.
สูเจ้าsǔu-jâaoทั้งหลายtáng-lǎaiหาhǎaรู้rúuไม่mâiว่าความwâa-kwaamกริ้วgrîuของkɔ̌ɔngเหล่าlàoทวยเทพtuuai-têepกำลังจะgam-lang-jàมาเยือนmaa-yʉʉanดินแดนdin-dɛɛnแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiในไม่ช้าnai-mâi-cháa
Ye mortals know not that the wrath of the gods shall soon befall this land.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǔu
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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สูเจ้าsǔu-jâaoสูเจ้าsǔu-jâaoyou; you all (archaic, literary, dialectal)you; you all (archaic, literary, dialectal)Word