ส้น

sôn

Meanings

1NounA2

heel (foot/shoe)

the back part of the foot, or the part of a shoe that supports this area

Examples

ส้นเท้าsôn táoส้นเท้าsôn táoheel (of the foot)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเจ็บjèpเจ็บjèp1sore; painful2[to] hurt; be in pain3hurt (emotionally)4injuredเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เดินนานdern naanเดินนานdern naan[to] walk for a long timeๆ-
My heel hurts when I walk for a long time.
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รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoคู่kûuนี้níiส้นsônนุ่มnûmใส่sàiเดินdəənทั้งวันtáng-wanก็gɔ̂ไม่mâiปวดbpùuat
These shoes have soft heels; wearing them all day doesn't hurt.
เขาkǎoเสริมsə̌əmส้นรองเท้าsôn-rɔɔng-táaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótอาการปวดaa-gaan-bpùuatส้นเท้าsôn-táao
He added heel inserts to reduce heel pain.
อย่าyàaกระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛkส้นรองเท้าsôn-rɔɔng-táaoตอนdtɔɔnถอดtɔ̀ɔtเพราะprɔ́จะjàทำให้tam-hâiส้นรองเท้าsôn-rɔɔng-táaoเสียรูปsǐia-rûupเร็วreo
Don't stomp on the heel when taking off your shoes, as it will deform the heel quickly.
รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoส้นsônนี้níiสูงsǔungมากmâakเดินdəənยากyâak
These shoe heels are very high and hard to walk in.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnทำtamส้นรองเท้าsôn-rɔɔng-táaoหักhàkเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngเอาไปao-bpaiซ่อมsɔ̂m
Yesterday I broke a shoe heel, so I had to take it for repair.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiขอkɔ̌ɔใส่sàiรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoส้นsônเตี้ยdtîiaจะได้jà-dâaiเดินเที่ยวdəən-tîiaoสบายsà-baai
Tomorrow I’ll wear low heels so I can walk around comfortably.
เธอterเลือกคู่lêuuak kôoที่têeส้นsônหนาnăaเพื่อpêuuaพยุงpà-yungเท้าtáaoเวลาway-laaเดินนานdern naanๆ-
She chose a pair with thick heels to support her feet when walking for a long time.
2NounB2

butt; base end

the lower or rear end of a long object (e.g., the butt of a tool or handle)

Examples

ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)ค้อนkɔ́ɔnค้อนkɔ́ɔn1hammer2[to] cast a reproachful sideways glance at [sb]ผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2be wrong; make a mistake3illegal; against the law4improper; inappropriate5wrongly; incorrectly; mis-ด้านdâanด้านdâan1side; face (surface)2classifier: sides/faces/aspects3field; area; aspect4calloused; hardened; matte5toward; on the side ofมือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)ตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2directly; straight (direction/path)3direct; straightforward; frank4[to] be straight; align5exact; matching; correspondingส้นsônส้นsôn1heel (foot/shoe)2butt; base endด้ามdâamด้ามdâam1classifier: certain handled tools and writing instruments2handle; haftเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedตีdtiiตีdtii1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take asไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ถนัดtà-nàtถนัดtà-nàt1dominant (hand/side)2skilled; proficient; adept3[to] be comfortable with; prefer using
The worker held the hammer the wrong way, grabbing the butt of the handle, so he couldn't strike comfortably.
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เวลาwee-laaเสียบsìiapไม้máaiเสียบsìiapเข้ากับkâo-gàpด้ามdâamให้hâiดันdanจากjàakส้นsônด้ามdâamขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpaiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiแน่นnɛ̂n
When inserting the shaft into the handle, push from the butt end upward to make it tight.
ช่างไม้châng-máaiตอกลิ่มdtɔɔ-glìmที่tîiส้นsônค้อนkɔ́ɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmความกระชับkwaam-grà-chápของkɔ̌ɔngด้ามdâam
The carpenter hammered a wedge at the butt of the hammer to tighten the handle.
มีmiiรอยร้าวrɔɔi-ráaoตรงdtrongส้นsônด้ามdâamจอบjɔ̀ɔpหากhàakใช้งานchái-ngaanต่อdtɔ̀ɔอาจàatหักhàkได้dâaiง่ายngâai
There is a crack at the butt of the hoe's handle; if used further it may break easily.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Falling tone

sôn

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

High class + Mai tho → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

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