ส่า
sàaMeanings
1NounB1
yeast; fermentation mold
Yeast or mold that grows in food or liquids during fermentation, often forming a thin white layer on the surface. It can also be used to start fermentation.
Examples
มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoส่าsàaส่าsàa1yeast; fermentation mold2fever rash3[to] spread; circulateขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ฝ้าfâaฝ้าfâa1ceiling (interior; suspended/false ceiling)2melasma; dark facial patches3haze; whitish film on a surfaceขาวkăaoขาวkăao1white (color)2fair-skinned; light-complexioned3[to] be white; be fair-skinnedบางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseๆ-บนผิวน้ำbon pĭu náamบนผิวน้ำbon pĭu náam1on the surface of the water2on the water surfaceผักดองpàk dongผักดองpàk dongpickled vegetables; pickles
A thin white film of yeast has formed on the surface of the vegetable-pickling liquid.
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ยายyaaiชี้chéeให้ดูhâi dooส่าsàaที่têeลอยloiเป็นbpenฝ้าfâaบางbaangๆ-บนผิวน้ำbon pĭu náamหมักmàkและláeบอกว่าbòk wâaมันmanเพิ่งpêrngขึ้นkêunเมื่อวานmêuua waan
Grandma pointed out the thin film of yeast floating on the fermenting liquid and said it had only appeared yesterday.
ส่าsàaเหล้าlâoที่tîiใช้cháiเป็นbpenหัวเชื้อhǔua-chʉ́ʉaช่วยchûuaiเปลี่ยนbplìianน้ำตาลnám-dtaanให้hâiเป็นbpenแอลกอฮอล์ɛn-gɔɔ-hɔɔจึงjʉngมีmiiบทบาทสำคัญbòt-bàat-sǎm-kanในnaiกระบวนการหมักgrà-buuan-gaan-màkสุราsù-raaพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâan
Brewing yeast used as a starter helps convert sugar into alcohol, so it plays an important role in the fermentation process used to make traditional local alcoholic beverages.
2NounB2
fever rash
Small spots or a rash appearing on the skin in connection with a fever, as in ส่าไข้.
Examples
หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ไข้kâiไข้kâifever; febrile illnessลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark down3[to] lower [sth]เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoส่าsàaส่าsàa1yeast; fermentation mold2fever rash3[to] spread; circulateไข้kâiไข้kâifever; febrile illnessเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)จุดjùtจุดjùt1dot; spot; speck2point (location/time)3[to] light; ignite4full stop; period5point (argument/aspect)6decimal point7degree (° symbol)8point (classifier for small dots/points)เล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ตามตัวdtaam dtuuaตามตัวdtaam dtuua1[to] track down [sb]; locate [sb]2on various parts of the body; over the body3[to] send for [sb]; summon [sb]
After the fever went down, the child developed small fever-related spots across their body.
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น้องnɔ́ɔngมีไข้mii-kâiและlɛ́มีmiiส่าsàaไข้ขึ้นkâi-kʉ̂nที่tîiหน้าอกnâa-òkแม่mɛ̂ɛเลยləəiพาpaaไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔ
My younger sibling had a fever and a fever-related rash on their chest, so Mom took them to the doctor.
แพทย์pâetอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaผื่นpèunเล็กlékๆ-ที่têeขึ้นkêunหลังlăngไข้kâiลดlótเป็นbpenส่าsàaไข้kâiและláeแนะนำให้náe-nam hâiผู้ปกครองpôo bpòk-krongคอยkoiสังเกตอาการsăng-gèt aa-gaanของkŏngเด็กdèk
The doctor explained that the small spots appearing after the fever subsided were a fever-related rash and advised the parents to monitor the child's symptoms.
เพราะpráwส่าsàaไข้kâiกับgàpผื่นแพ้pèuun páeอาจàatมีmeeลักษณะlák-sà-nàคล้ายกันkláai ganแม่mâeจึงjeungเล่าlâoให้hâiหมอmŏrฟังfangว่าwâaลูกlôokมีไข้mee kâiก่อนที่gòn têeจุดjùtแดงdaengๆ-จะjàเริ่มขึ้นrêrm kûen
Because a fever-related rash and an allergic rash can look similar, the mother told the doctor that her child had a fever before the red spots began to appear.
3VerbC1
[to] spread; circulate
To spread or circulate, especially of news, rumors, or someone's reputation.
Examples
ข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayส่าsàaส่าsàa1yeast; fermentation mold2fever rash3[to] spread; circulateไปทั่วbpai-tûuaไปทั่วbpai-tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2all over; everywhere (extent marker)หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกหวยtùuk-hǔuaiถูกหวยtùuk-hǔuai1[to] win the lottery2[to] be very lucky (figurative)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)บอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)เท่าไรtâo-raiเท่าไรtâo-rai1how much; how many2much; very (usually with negatives)
Word spread throughout the village that he had won the lottery, but he still refused to tell anyone how much he had won.
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ทั้งที่táng-tîiยังyangไม่มีmâi-miiประกาศbprà-gàatอย่างเป็นทางการyàang-bpen-taang-gaanข่าวkàaoก็gɔ̂ส่าsàaไปทั่วbpai-tûuaอำเภอam-pəəว่าwâaจะมีjà-miiการสร้างgaan-sâangถนนtà-nǒnสายsǎaiใหม่mài
Although there had been no official announcement, word had spread throughout the district that a new road would be built.
ชื่อเสียงchʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangด้านdâanความซื่อตรงkwaam-sʉ̂ʉ-dtrongของkɔ̌ɔngนายอำเภอnaai-am-pəəเลื่องlʉ̂ʉangส่าsàaไปไกลbpai-glaiจนjonชาวบ้านchaao-bâanต่างdtàangฝากfàakความหวังkwaam-wǎngไว้wáiกับgàpเขาkǎo
The district chief's reputation for integrity spread far and wide, leading the villagers to place their hopes in him.
เพียงpiiangมีmiiข่าวkàaoส่าsàaว่าwâaโรงสีroong-sǐiจะjàปิดกิจการbpìt-gìt-jà-gaanความkwaamหวั่นwànวิตกwí-dtòkก็gɔ̂แผ่pɛ̀ɛไปbpaiทั้งtángชุมชนchum-chonแม้mɛ́ɛเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngจะjàยังyangมิได้mí-dâaiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaยืนยันyʉʉn-yanก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
As soon as word circulated that the rice mill would close, anxiety swept through the community, even though the owner had not yet confirmed it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
sàa
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 | — | — |