เศษหิน
sèet-hǐnMeaning
1NounA2
stone fragment; rock fragment; rubble
A small piece or fragment of rock or stone; rubble or stone debris.
Examples
บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเศษหินsèet-hǐnเศษหินsèet-hǐnstone fragment; rock fragment; rubble
There is a piece of rock on the floor.
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Be careful, walk properly or you might step on some stone debris.
Yesterday, a piece of stone flew and hit my car's windshield.
คนงานก่อสร้างkon-ngaan-gɔ̀ɔ-sâangต้องdtɔ̂ngเคลียร์kliiaเศษหินsèet-hǐnออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàเริ่มrə̂əmเทปูนtee-bpuun
The construction workers have to clear the rubble from the area before they can start pouring the concrete.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เศษหิน said เสด-หิน?
sèet-hǐn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ษ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sèet
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
เศษsèetเศษsèet1remainder (math)2numerator3scrap; fragment; leftover4a little over; and a bitremainder (math)Part 1
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เศษหินsèet-hǐnเศษหินsèet-hǐnstone fragment; rock fragment; rubblestone fragment; rock fragment; rubbleWord