อาสัญ
aa-sǎnMeanings
1NounC1
death
death (typically used in literary, poetic, or highly formal contexts)
Examples
วีรบุรุษwii-rá-bù-rútวีรบุรุษwii-rá-bù-rúthero (male); brave man of great meritผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)รักชาติrák-châatรักชาติrák-châat1[to] be patriotic; love one's country2patrioticย่อมyɔ̂mย่อมyɔ̂m1small; modest-sized2naturally; as expectedไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)หวาดหวั่นwàat-wànหวาดหวั่นwàat-wàn1fearful; anxious; apprehensive2[to] feel fearful or anxiousต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingแก่gɛ̀ɛแก่gɛ̀ɛ1old (age)2to; toward (recipient/affected party)3dark (color); strong (drink)4mature; fully grown; old (plant parts or produce)5for; with regard toอาสัญaa-sǎnอาสัญaa-sǎn1death2[to] dieในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สนามรบsà-nǎam-rópสนามรบsà-nǎam-róp1battlefield; battleground2arena of conflict (figurative)
A patriotic hero is never afraid of death on the battlefield.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถึงtʉ̌ngกาลgaanอาสัญaa-sǎnไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiสามารถsǎa-mâatนำnamทรัพย์สินเงินทองsáp-sǐn-ngən-tɔɔngติดตัวdtìt-dtuuaไปbpaiได้เลยdâai-ləəi
When the time of death arrives, no one can take their wealth and money with them.
การgaanถึงtʉ̌ngแก่gɛ̀ɛอาสัญaa-sǎnของkɔ̌ɔngแม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápผู้ยิ่งใหญ่pûu-yîng-yàiทำให้tam-hâiกองทัพgɔɔng-tápขาดkàatขวัญกำลังใจkwǎn-gam-lang-jaiและlɛ́พ่ายแพ้pâai-pɛ́ɛในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùt
The death of the great general caused the army to lose its morale and ultimately suffer defeat.
วรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiมักmákพรรณนาฉากpan-ná-naa-chàakการgaanถึงtʉ̌ngแก่gɛ̀ɛอาสัญaa-sǎnของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครเอกdtuua-lá-kɔɔn-èekด้วยdûuaiถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamที่tîiสละสลวยsà-là-sà-lǔuaiและlɛ́สะเทือนอารมณ์sà-tʉʉan-aa-rom
Thai literature often describes the death scene of the protagonist with elegant and emotionally moving words.
2VerbC1
[to] die
to die; to pass away (typically used in literary, poetic, or highly formal contexts)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยักษ์yákยักษ์yák1giant-sized; huge2giant; ogre; yaksha (mythical being)ร้ายráaiร้ายráai1evil; wicked; malicious2severe; grave; serious3fierce; vicious; dangerousต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toอาสัญaa-sǎnอาสัญaa-sǎn1death2[to] dieด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooศรsɔ̌ɔnศรsɔ̌ɔn1arrow (projectile)2arrow (symbol); pointer3indicator needleวิเศษwí-sèetวิเศษwí-sèet1excellent; wonderful2magical; supernatural3special; exceptionalของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระเอกprá-èekพระเอกprá-èek1leading man; male lead (actor)2male protagonist; hero (of a story)3the star; main attraction (figurative)
In this tale, the evil giant died by the hero's magic arrow.
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แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaขุนศึกkǔn-sʉ̀kผู้ยิ่งใหญ่pûu-yîng-yàiจะjàอาสัญaa-sǎnไปbpaiนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛชื่อเสียงchʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoยังคงyang-kongถูกtùukจดจำjòt-jam
Even though the great warlord passed away a long time ago, his fame is still remembered.
ทัพtápข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kถูกtùukซุ่มโจมตีsûm-joom-dtiiจนjonแตกdtɛ̀ɛkพ่ายpâaiและlɛ́มีmiiไพร่พลprâi-ponต้องdtɔ̂ngอาสัญaa-sǎnกลางglaangสนามรบsà-nǎam-rópเป็นจำนวนมากbpen-jam-nuuan-mâak
The enemy troops were ambushed and routed, with a great number of soldiers dying on the battlefield.
แม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápผู้ภักดีpûu-pák-diiยอมyɔɔmสู้sûuจนjonอาสัญaa-sǎnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปกป้องbpòk-bpɔ̂ngแผ่นดินเกิดpɛ̀n-din-gə̀ətจากjàakการรุกรานgaan-rúk-raanของkɔ̌ɔngศัตรูsàt-dtruu
The loyal general willingly fought to the death to protect his motherland from the enemy's invasion.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
aa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |