เซาะ
sɔ́Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] erode; eat away
to wear away, hollow out, or undermine a surface, especially by the action of water, wind, or repeated rubbing
Examples
กระแสน้ำแรงgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náam-rɛɛngกระแสน้ำแรงgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náam-rɛɛngstrong currentเซาะsɔ́เซาะsɔ́1[to] erode; eat away2[to] groove; cut a channel3[to] pry; pick atตลิ่งdtà-lìngตลิ่งdtà-lìngriverbank; embankmentจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)พังทลายpang-tá-laaiพังทลายpang-tá-laai1[to] collapse; crumble; cave in2[to] be ruined; disintegrate (figurative)
The strong current eroded the riverbank until the soil collapsed.
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The sea wind wore away the cliff, forming small hollows.
Waves repeatedly erode the shoreline, making it recede every year.
ทรายsaaiที่tîiไหลเวียนlǎi-wiianตามกระแสdtaam-grà-sɛ̌ɛน้ำnáamได้dâaiเซาะsɔ́ฐานtǎanสะพานsà-paanจนjonวิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnต้องdtɔ̂ngเร่งrêngเสริมsə̌əmความแข็งแรงkwaam-kɛ̌ng-rɛɛng
Sand carried by the current has scoured the bridge foundations, forcing engineers to urgently reinforce them.
2VerbB2
[to] groove; cut a channel
to make a narrow cut, slot, or channel along a surface
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉ1tool; instrument; implement2means; vehicle (figurative)เซาะร่องsɔ́-rɔ̂ngเซาะร่องsɔ́-rɔ̂ng[to] groove; [to] channelยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)แผ่นไม้pɛ̀n-máaiแผ่นไม้pɛ̀n-máai1wooden board; plank2wood sheetเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofติดไฟdtìt-faiติดไฟdtìt-fai1[to] catch fire; ignite2[to] set fire to [sth]; ignite [sth]; light [a fire]3combustible; capable of catching fireเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)
The worker used a tool to cut a long channel on the wooden board to install strip lights.
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He made a narrow slot along the edge of the table to hide the cables.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnติดตั้งdtìt-dtângบานพับbaan-pápช่างchângต้องdtɔ̂ngเซาะsɔ́บ่าbàaบนbonบานประตูbaan-bprà-dtuuให้hâiพอดีpɔɔ-diiกับgàpตัวdtuuaบานพับbaan-páp
Before installing the hinges, the carpenter must rout a recess on the door leaf to fit the hinge.
เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngเซาะsɔ́รางraangบนbonปูนbpuunให้hâiตรงdtrongระดับrá-dàpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaวางwaangท่อระบายน้ำtɔ̂ɔ-rá-baai-náam
We need to cut a channel on the concrete at the correct level to lay the drainage pipe.
3VerbB2
[to] pry; pick at
to dig into or pick at something to open or loosen it, often bit by bit
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไขควงkăi kuuangไขควงkăi kuuang1screwdriver2classifier: ด้าม (handle)ค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterๆ-เซาะsórเซาะsór1[to] erode; eat away2[to] groove; cut a channel3[to] pry; pick atขอบkòpขอบkòp1edge; rim; border2margin (of a page or surface)3brim (hat or container)4lip (of a container or opening)5borderline; periphery (figurative)ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goalsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เผยอpà-yĕrเผยอpà-yĕr1[to] open slightly; be ajar2[to] be presumptuous; arrogantอกòkอกòk1chest; breast2breast (culinary cut)3bosom; heart (figurative)
The mechanic slowly picked at the door edge with a screwdriver to open it up.
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เขาkǎoเซาะsɔ́ดินdinรอบrɔ̂ɔpท่อtɔ̂ɔอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคลายklaaiแน่นnɛ̂nก่อนgɔ̀ɔnดึงออกdʉng-ɔ̀ɔk
He carefully dug into the soil around the pipe to loosen it before pulling it out.
ช่างchângกุญแจgun-jaeค่อยkôiๆ-เซาะsórตรงdtrongขอบkòpฝาfăaเพื่อให้pêuua hâiยกyókฝากล่องfăa glòngขึ้นkêunได้dâiโดยdoiไม่mâiเสียหายsĭia hăai
The locksmith gradually picked along the lid’s edge so the box lid could be lifted without damage.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
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Result
High tone
sɔ́
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |