ส่งตัว
sòng-dtuuaMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] hand [sb] over (to an authority); deliver; extradite
To hand a person over to an authority or jurisdiction, such as police, court, prison, or immigration; includes transfer between jurisdictions (extradition).
Examples
โจรjooโจรjoo1thief; robber2bandit; brigandที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขโมยkà-mooiขโมยkà-mooi1[to] steal2thiefของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)จับได้jàp-dâaiจับได้jàp-dâai1[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)2[to] catch (sb) in the act; discover wrongdoing; find out (a secret)3[to] draw; get (by drawing lots)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ส่งตัวsòng-dtuuaส่งตัวsòng-dtuua1[to] hand [sb] over (to an authority); deliver; extradite2[to] transfer; refer [sb] (to another facility)3[to] escort the couple into the bridal chamber (wedding custom)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officer
The thief who stole things was caught by the villagers and handed over to the police.
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แรงงานrɛɛng-ngaanต่างด้าวdtàang-dâaoที่tîiเข้าเมืองkâo-mʉʉangผิดกฎหมายpìt-gòt-mǎaiจะjàถูกtùukจับกุมjàp-gumและlɛ́ส่งตัวsòng-dtuuaกลับglàpประเทศbprà-têet
Illegal immigrant workers will be arrested and deported back to their home country.
รัฐบาลไทยrát-tà-baan taiกำลังgam-langพิจารณาpí-jàa-rá-naaคำร้องขอkam róng kŏrส่งตัวsòng dtuuaผู้ร้ายpôo ráaiข้ามแดนkâam daenจากjàakทางการtaang gaanสหรัฐฯsà-hà-rát
The Thai government is considering the extradition request for the fugitive from the US authorities.
กระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanส่งตัวsòng-dtuuaผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaคดีká-diiสำคัญsǎm-kanระหว่างประเทศrá-wàang-bprà-têetมักmákมีmiiความซับซ้อนkwaam-sáp-sɔ́ɔnและlɛ́ใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaนานnaan
The process of extraditing suspects in major international cases is often complex and time-consuming.
2VerbB2
[to] transfer; refer [sb] (to another facility)
To transfer or refer a person to another facility for treatment, processing, or care, for example referring a patient to another hospital.
Examples
อาการป่วยaa-gaan-bpùuaiอาการป่วยaa-gaan-bpùuai1state of being ill2symptoms of illnessของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsหนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)เกินกว่าgəən-gwàaเกินกว่าgəən-gwàa1more than; over2[to] exceed; be more than3beyond; past (a limit/ability/expectation)4too ... to; beyond what ...ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคลินิกklí-nìkคลินิกklí-nìk1clinic; medical facility2skills clinic; focused workshopจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)รับมือไหวráp-mʉʉ-wǎiรับมือไหวráp-mʉʉ-wǎi[to] be able to handle; [to] be able to copeหมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toส่งตัวsòng-dtuuaส่งตัวsòng-dtuua1[to] hand [sb] over (to an authority); deliver; extradite2[to] transfer; refer [sb] (to another facility)3[to] escort the couple into the bridal chamber (wedding custom)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanhospitalใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior
His illness was too severe for the clinic to handle, so the doctor had to transfer him to a large hospital.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakตรวจdtrùuatเบื้องต้นbʉ̂ʉang-dtônแล้วlɛ́ɛoแพทย์pɛ̂ɛtได้dâaiส่งตัวsòng-dtuuaผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiไปให้bpai-hâiผู้เชี่ยวชาญpûu-chîiao-chaanด้านdâanหัวใจhǔua-jaiโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́
After the initial examination, the doctor referred the patient to a heart specialist.
เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoขาดแคลนkàat-klɛɛnเครื่องมือแพทย์krʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉ-pɛ̂ɛtที่tîiจำเป็นjam-bpenจึงjʉngจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngส่งตัวsòng-dtuuaผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiฉุกเฉินchùk-chə̌ənรายนี้raai-níiไปยังbpai-yangโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanที่tîiมีmiiความพร้อมkwaam-prɔ́ɔmมากกว่าmâak-gwàa
Due to our hospital's lack of necessary medical equipment, it is necessary to transfer this emergency patient to a better-equipped hospital.
ขั้นตอนการส่งkân-dtɔɔn-gaan-sòngตัวdtuuaผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiระหว่างrá-wàangโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanต้องdtɔ̂ngเป็นไปตามมาตรฐานbpen-bpai-dtaam-mâat-dtrà-tǎanเพื่อให้แน่ใจpʉ̂ʉa-hâi-nɛ̂ɛ-jaiว่าwâaผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiจะได้jà-dâaiรับrápการดูแลgaan-duu-lɛɛอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangและlɛ́ปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
The patient transfer protocol between hospitals must adhere to standards to ensure the patient receives continuous and safe care.
3VerbC1
[to] escort the couple into the bridal chamber (wedding custom)
In Thai wedding customs, to ceremonially escort the newlyweds into the bridal room (ส่งตัวเข้าหอ).
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)งานเลี้ยงแต่งงานngaan-líiang-dtɛ̀ng-ngaanงานเลี้ยงแต่งงานngaan-líiang-dtɛ̀ng-ngaanwedding reception; wedding banquetตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yenตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yen1evening; early evening2in the eveningก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะมีjà-miiจะมีjà-miithere will be; [to] have (in the future)พิธีpí-tiiพิธีpí-tii1ceremony; rite2ritual; observance3formal procedure; protocolส่งตัวsòng-dtuuaส่งตัวsòng-dtuua1[to] hand [sb] over (to an authority); deliver; extradite2[to] transfer; refer [sb] (to another facility)3[to] escort the couple into the bridal chamber (wedding custom)เจ้าบ่าวเจ้าสาวjâao-bàao-jâao-sǎaoเจ้าบ่าวเจ้าสาวjâao-bàao-jâao-sǎaobride and groomเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)หอhɔ̌ɔหอhɔ̌ɔ1dorm (abbr.)2tower; tall building3hall; pavilion
After the evening wedding reception, there will be the ceremony of escorting the bride and groom into the bridal room.
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ตอนdtɔɔnพิธีpí-tiiส่งตัวsòng-dtuuaญาติผู้ใหญ่yâat-pûu-yàiของkɔ̌ɔngทั้งtángสองsɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายfàaiจะjàให้พรhâi-pɔɔnและlɛ́คำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔnในnaiการใช้ชีวิตคู่gaan-chái-chii-wít-kûuแก่gɛ̀ɛบ่าวสาวbàao-sǎaoในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngหอhɔ̌ɔ
During the 'song tua' ceremony, senior relatives from both sides give blessings and advice on married life to the newlyweds in the bridal room.
แม้mɛ́ɛธรรมเนียมtam-niiamการส่งgaan-sòngตัวdtuuaเข้าkâoหอhɔ̌ɔในปัจจุบันnai-bpàt-jù-banจะjàถูกtùukปรับbpràpให้hâiเรียบง่ายrîiap-ngâaiขึ้นkʉ̂nแต่dtɛ̀ɛหัวใจสำคัญhǔua-jai-sǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngพิธีpí-tiiซึ่งsʉ̂ngก็คือgɔ̂-kʉʉการgaanอวยพรuuai-pɔɔnให้hâiคู่บ่าวสาวkûu-bàao-sǎaoเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtônชีวิตคู่chii-wít-kûuอย่างราบรื่นyàang-râap-rʉ̂ʉnยังคงอยู่yang-kong-yùu
Although the 'song tua' custom is simplified nowadays, its core essence, which is to bless the newlyweds for a smooth start to their married life, remains.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpคนรุ่นก่อนkon-rûn-gɔ̀ɔnพิธีpí-tiiส่งตัวsòng-dtuuaไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangการพาgaan-paaบ่าวสาวbàao-sǎaoเข้าkâoห้องนอนhɔ̂ng-nɔɔnแต่dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákของkɔ̌ɔngการgaanฝากฝังfàak-fǎngลูกสาวlûuk-sǎaoให้hâiไปbpaiอยู่ในyùu-naiความดูแลkwaam-duu-lɛɛของkɔ̌ɔngอีกìikครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaหนึ่งnʉ̀ngอย่างเป็นทางการyàang-bpen-taang-gaan
For the older generation, the 'song tua' ceremony was not just about escorting the newlyweds to the bedroom, but a symbolic act of formally entrusting their daughter to the care of another family.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sòng
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see off7wholesale[to] send; dispatchPart 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
ส่งตัวsòng-dtuuaส่งตัวsòng-dtuua[to] hand [sb] over (to an authority); deliver; extradite[to] hand [sb] over (to an authority); deliver; extraditeWord