อ้าซ่า
âa-sâaMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
wide open; spread wide
Wide open or spread apart, as of a gaping mouth or legs held widely apart.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillหาวhǎaoหาวhǎao1[to] yawn2the sky; the heavens (literary/poetic)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofปากbpàakปากbpàak1mouth2opening; mouth (of things)3rim; lip (of a container/wound)4speech; manner of speaking (figurative)อ้าซ่าâa-sâaอ้าซ่าâa-sâawide open; spread wide
He yawned with his mouth wide open.
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ลูกlûukนอนหลับnɔɔn-làpปากbpàakอ้าซ่าâa-sâaอยู่yùuบนbonโซฟาsoo-faaฉันchǎnจึงjʉngอุ้มûmไปbpaiนอนnɔɔnบนbonเตียงdtiiang
My child was sleeping on the sofa with their mouth wide open, so I carried them to bed.
เขาkăoนั่งnângถ่างtàangขาkăaอ้าซ่าâa-sâaอยู่yòoบนbonม้านั่งmáa nângจนjonคนkonข้างkâangๆ-ต้องdtôngขยับkà-yàpหนีnĕe
He sat with his legs spread so wide on the bench that the person beside him had to move away.
แม้máeรถไฟฟ้าrót fai fáaจะjàค่อนข้างkôn kâangแน่นnâenเขาkăoก็gâwยังyangนั่งnângถ่างtàangขาkăaอ้าซ่าâa-sâaจนjonผู้โดยสารpôo dohy-săanข้างkâangๆ-แทบtâepไม่มีmâi meeที่วางtêe waangขาkăa
Although the train was quite crowded, he still sat with his legs spread so wide that the passenger beside him had almost no legroom.
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
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
âa
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ซ่าsâaซ่าsâa1fizzy; effervescent2[to] fizz; effervesce3rushing or splashing sound4bold; cheeky; sassy (slang)5tinglingfizzy; effervescentPart 2
อ้าซ่าâa-sâaอ้าซ่าâa-sâawide open; spread widewide open; spread wideWord