เสนาะหู
sà-nɔ̀-hǔuMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
pleasant-sounding; melodious
(of a sound, voice, or music) pleasing to the ear; sounding sweet and melodious.
Examples
เสียงขลุ่ยsĭiang klùiเสียงขลุ่ยsĭiang klùisound of a fluteของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toไพเราะpai-róไพเราะpai-rómelodious; pleasant-soundingเสนาะหูsà-nò hŏoเสนาะหูsà-nò hŏopleasant-sounding; melodiousจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2really?!; seriously?!
The sound of his flute is truly sweet and pleasing to the ear.
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นักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngคนนี้kon-níiมีmiiน้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangที่tîiหวานwǎanเสนาะหูsà-nɔ̀-hǔuมากmâakฟังfangแล้วlɛ́ɛoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kผ่อนคลายpɔ̀ɔn-klaai
This singer has a very sweet and melodious voice; listening to it feels relaxing.
เสียงsǐiangน้ำตกnáam-dtòkที่tîiไหลlǎiกระทบgrà-tópโขดหินkòot-hǐnในnaiป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́kนั้นnánไพเราะเสนาะหูpai-rɔ́-sà-nɔ̀-hǔuช่วยให้chûuai-hâiจิตใจสงบjìt-jai-sà-ngòpลงlongได้dâai
The sound of the waterfall hitting the rocks deep in the forest is melodious and helps to calm the mind.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiที่tîiเขาkǎoท่องtɔ̂ɔngนั้นnánไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiลึกซึ้งlʉ́k-sʉ́ngแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangมีmiiท่วงทำนองtûuang-tam-nɔɔngที่tîiเสนาะหูsà-nɔ̀-hǔuจับใจjàp-jaiผู้ฟังpûu-fangอีกด้วยìik-dûuai
The poem he recited was not only profound in meaning, but also had a melodious tone that captivated the audience.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เสนาะหู said สะ-เหนาะ-หู?
sà-nɔ̀-hǔu
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sà
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
เสนาะsà-nɔ̀เสนาะsà-nɔ̀1euphonious; melodious2[to] sound melodious; be pleasing to the eareuphonious; melodiousPart 1
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เสนาะหูsà-nɔ̀-hǔuเสนาะหูsà-nɔ̀-hǔupleasant-sounding; melodiouspleasant-sounding; melodiousWord