ส้นสูง

sôn-sǔung

Meaning

1NounA2

high heels

High heels; shoes with a high heel.

Examples

เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoshoe; footwearส้นสูงsôn-sǔungส้นสูงsôn-sǔunghigh heels
She is wearing high heels.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnไปbpaiซื้อsʉ́ʉรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoส้นสูงsôn-sǔungคู่kûuใหม่màiมาmaa
Yesterday, I bought a new pair of high heels.
เดินdəənบนbonส้นสูงsôn-sǔungทั้งวันtáng-wanทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnปวดbpùuatเท้าtáaoมากmâak
Walking in high heels all day makes my feet hurt a lot.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpงานแต่งงานngaan-dtɛ̀ng-ngaanเธอtəəเลือกlʉ̂ʉakใส่sàiชุดchútสวยsǔuaiคู่กับkûu-gàpรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoส้นสูงsôn-sǔungสีเงินsǐi-ngənที่tîiเข้ากันkâo-gan
For the wedding, she chose to wear a beautiful dress with matching silver high heels.

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

  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——

Word Breakdown

ส้นsônส้นsôn1heel (foot/shoe)2butt; base endheel (foot/shoe)Part 1
+
สูงsǔungสูงsǔung1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)tall; high (physical height)Part 2
ส้นสูงsôn-sǔungส้นสูงsôn-sǔunghigh heelshigh heelsWord

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