สโรช
sà-rôotMeaning
1NounC2
lotus (literary)
A lotus or lotus flower, especially in poetic or literary language.
Examples
เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)แสงsăengแสงsăeng1light2ray; beamแรกrâekแรกrâek1first; earliest; initial2at first; initiallyของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysส่องsòngส่องsòng1[to] shine (a light); illuminate2[to] examine closely; inspect3[to] snoop; check out (informal)4[to] shoot (informal)ลงมาlong maaลงมาlong maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and underสโรชsà-rôhtสโรชsà-rôhtlotus (literary)กลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-สระsàสระsà1pond; pool2vowel (Thai)3[to] wash hair; shampooก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterๆ-คลี่klêeคลี่klêe1[to] unfold; unfurl; spread out2[to] loosen; disentangleกลีบglèepกลีบglèep1petal; lobe; segment; clove; pleat2classifier: petals/segmentsบานbaanบานbaan1[to] bloom2[to] spread out; [to] flare outward3wide; flared4door or window panel; door leaf5[to] balloon; [to] swell; [to] escalate (cost/size/number)เหนือผิวน้ำnĕuua pĭu námเหนือผิวน้ำnĕuua pĭu námabove the water's surfaceอันanอันan1general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things2which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)3as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)4thing; item; oneสงบนิ่งsà-ngòp nîngสงบนิ่งsà-ngòp nîngcalm; still; motionless; composed
As the first light of day falls, the lotus in the middle of the pond slowly opens its petals above the still water.
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แม้mɛ́ɛหยั่งรากyàng-râakอยู่ในyùu-naiโคลนตมkloon-dtomสโรชsà-rôotกลับglàpชูchuuกลีบglìipพ้นpónน้ำnáamอย่างyàangงามสง่าngaam-sà-ngàaราวกับraao-gàpมิได้mí-dâaiแปดเปื้อนbpɛ̀ɛt-bpʉ̂ʉanด้วยdûuaiสิ่งใดsìng-dai
Though rooted in the mud, the lotus raises its petals gracefully above the water, as if untouched by any impurity.
กวีgà-wiiเปรียบbprìiapดวงหน้าduuang-nâaของkɔ̌ɔngนางnaangกับgàpสโรชsà-rôotแรกแย้มrɛ̂ɛk-yɛ́ɛmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขับเน้นkàp-nénความงามkwaam-ngaamอันanอ่อนɔ̀ɔnละมุนlá-munและlɛ́ไร้เดียงสาrái-diiang-sǎa
The poet compares her face to a newly opening lotus to highlight her gentle, innocent beauty.
ภาพpâapสโรชsà-rôotซึ่งsʉ̂ngชูchuuดอกdɔ̀ɔkพ้นpónโคลนตมkloon-dtomในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiมิได้mí-dâaiสื่อsʉ̀ʉเพียงpiiangความงามkwaam-ngaamหากhàakยังyangแฝงfɛ̌ɛngคติká-dtìว่าwâaมนุษย์má-nútอาจàatดำรงdam-rongความบริสุทธิ์kwaam-bɔɔ-rí-sùtไว้wáiได้dâaiแม้mɛ́ɛอยู่yùuท่ามกลางtâam-glaangสิ่งsìngเศร้าหมองsâo-mɔ̌ɔng
The literary image of a lotus lifting its bloom above the mud conveys not merely beauty, but also the idea that people can preserve their purity even amid corrupting influences.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สโรช said สะ-โรด?
sà-rôot
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
sà
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 | — | — |