ส่าง
sàangMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] recover; [to] abate
to recover (from an illness, fever, or drunkenness); to abate or subside (often used as a variant of สร่างสร่างsàang1[to] subside; abate; ease off2[to] become fully awake3[to] sober up)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillนอนพักnɔɔn-pákนอนพักnɔɔn-pák[to] rest; [to] lie down to restทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole dayเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatส่างsàangส่างsàang1[to] recover; [to] abate2water wellเมาmaoเมาmao1drunk; intoxicated2motion-sick; dizzy; nauseated3sick from poisonous food
He slept all day to recover from his hangover.
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Take some medicine and rest for a while, the fever will likely subside soon.
พอpɔɔส่างsàangเมาmaoเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂รู้สึกผิดrúu-sʉ̀k-pìtที่tîiพูดจาpûut-jaaรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn
Once he sobered up, he felt guilty for speaking harshly last night.
กว่าgwàaเขาkǎoจะjàส่างsàangเมาmaoและlɛ́กลับมาglàp-maaมีmiiสติสัมปชัญญะsà-dtì-sǎm-bpà-chan-yáครบถ้วนkróp-tûuanก็gɔ̂ปาเข้าไปbpaa-kâo-bpaiช่วงบ่ายchûuang-bàaiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
It took until the afternoon before he sobered up and fully regained his senses.
2NounC1
water well
a water well (primarily used in Northern and Northeastern Thai dialects)
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmส่างsàangส่างsàang1[to] recover; [to] abate2water wellที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขุดkùtขุดkùt1[to] dig2[to] mine; extract3[to] pry into; dredge up (information)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operationsอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
Villagers in this village still use water from the well dug behind their houses.
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ปีนี้bpii-níiแล้งlɛ́ɛngจัดjàtจนjonน้ำnáamในnaiส่างsàangแห้งขอดhɛ̂ɛng-kɔ̀ɔtชาวบ้านchaao-bâanจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngรอrɔɔรับrápน้ำnáamแจกjɛ̀ɛkจากjàakทางการtaang-gaan
This year is so dry that the water in the well has dried up, so the villagers have to wait for water distributed by the government.
ในอดีตnai-à-dìitส่างsàangน้ำnáamประจำbprà-jamหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanเปรียบเสมือนbprìiap-sà-mʉ̌ʉanศูนย์รวมจิตใจsǔun-ruuam-jìt-jaiและlɛ́พื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiพบปะสังสรรค์póp-bpà-sǎng-sǎnของkɔ̌ɔngชาวล้านนาchaao-láan-naa
In the past, the village water well was like a spiritual center and a gathering place for the Lanna people.
ภูมิปัญญาpuum-bpan-yaaการขุดgaan-kùtส่างsàangของkɔ̌ɔngคนเมืองkon-mʉʉangสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความชำนาญkwaam-cham-naanในnaiการหาgaan-hǎaตาdtaaน้ำใต้ดินnáam-dtâai-dinเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiมีmiiน้ำnáamใช้cháiตลอดปีdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-bpii
The wisdom of digging wells by northern people in the old days required expertise in finding underground springs to ensure a water supply throughout the year.
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
sàang
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 | — | — |