เสลา
sà-lǎoMeanings
1NounB2
a Lagerstroemia tree
A species of deciduous flowering tree (Lagerstroemia loudonii), known for its pale purple blossoms and grown as an ornamental; Thai crape myrtle.
Examples
หน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)เสลาsà-lǎoเสลาsà-lǎo1a Lagerstroemia tree2rock; stone (literary)3beautiful; smooth; shapely (literary)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostพอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngพอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngwhen [sb/sth] arrives; as soon asหน้าร้อนnâa-rɔ́ɔnหน้าร้อนnâa-rɔ́ɔnhot season; summerก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔkออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔk[to] bloom; [to] flowerสีม่วงsǐi-mûuangสีม่วงsǐi-mûuang1purple; violet (color)2purple; violet (colored)สวยงามsǔuai-ngaamสวยงามsǔuai-ngaambeautiful; lovelyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I have a Thai crape myrtle tree planted in front of my house. When summer comes, it blooms with very beautiful purple flowers.
3 more examplesShow less
ถนนtà-nǒnเส้นsênนี้níiสวยมากsǔuai-mâakเพราะprɔ́มีmiiต้นdtônเสลาsà-lǎoปลูกbplùukอยู่yùuสองsɔ̌ɔngข้างทางkâang-taangพอpɔɔออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔkพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganแล้วlɛ́ɛoเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanอุโมงค์ù-moongสีม่วงsǐi-mûuangเลยləəi
This road is very beautiful because there are Thai crape myrtle trees planted on both sides. When they bloom at the same time, it looks like a purple tunnel.
คนkonมักจะmák jàสับสนsàp-sŏnระหว่างrá-wàangต้นdtônเสลาsà-lăoกับgàpต้นdtônอินinทtนิลninน้ำnáamแต่dtàeถ้าtâaสังเกตsǎng-gètดีๆdee deeจะjàเห็นว่าhĕn wâaดอกdòkเสลาsà-lăoมีmeeกลีบglèepที่têeยับyápย่นyônและláeสีsĕeอ่อนònกว่าgwàa
People often confuse the Thai crape myrtle with the Queen's crape myrtle, but if you look closely, you'll see that the Thai crape myrtle's flowers have more crinkled petals and a paler color.
ต้นdtônเสลาsà-lǎoเป็นbpenไม้máaiผลัดใบplàt-baiที่tîiทนทานton-taanต่อdtɔ̀ɔสภาพอากาศsà-pâap-aa-gàatแห้งแล้งhɛ̂ɛng-lɛ́ɛngได้ดีdâai-diiจึงjʉngนิยมní-yomนำมาnam-maaปลูกbplùukเป็นbpenไม้ประดับmáai-bprà-dàpตามdtaamสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náและlɛ́ริมถนนrim-tà-nǒn
The Thai crape myrtle is a deciduous tree that is highly tolerant of dry weather conditions, so it is popularly grown as an ornamental tree in public parks and along roadsides.
2NounC1
rock; stone (literary)
A literary or poetic word for rock or stone. (Synonymous with ศิลาศิลาsì-laastone; rock (formal/literary)).
Examples
ปราสาทหินbpraa-sàat-hǐnปราสาทหินbpraa-sàat-hǐnstone temple; Khmer-style sanctuaryโบราณboo-raanโบราณboo-raan1ancient; antique2traditional; old-fashioned3ancient times; the old daysสร้างขึ้นsâang-kʉ̂nสร้างขึ้นsâang-kʉ̂n1[to] build; erect2[to] create; establish; set upจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmแท่งtɛ̂ngแท่งtɛ̂ng1rod; bar; stick (solid, elongated piece)2classifier (long, solid pieces)เสลาsà-lǎoเสลาsà-lǎo1a Lagerstroemia tree2rock; stone (literary)3beautiful; smooth; shapely (literary)ขนาดkà-nàatขนาดkà-nàat1size; dimension; magnitude2degree; extent3to such an extent; that much4even; to the extent that5as; to the extent of6very; extremely (Northern Thai)มหึมาmá-hʉ̀-maaมหึมาmá-hʉ̀-maahuge; gigantic; enormous
The ancient stone castle was built from gigantic blocks of rock.
3 more examplesShow less
ในnaiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngนักรบnák-rópผู้pûuมีใจmii-jaiแกร่งgrɛ̀ngดั่งdàngเสลาsà-lǎoไม่mâiหวั่นเกรงwàn-greengต่อdtɔ̀ɔศัตรูsàt-dtruuหน้าไหนnâa-nǎi
The poem speaks of a warrior whose heart was as strong as stone, unafraid of any foe.
ช่างchâangสลักsà-làkโบราณboo-raanบรรจงban-jongจารึกjaa-rʉ́kอักษรàk-sɔ̌ɔnลงบนlong-bonแผ่นpɛ̀nเสลาsà-lǎoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบันทึกประวัติศาสตร์ban-tʉ́k-bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatแห่งhɛ̀ngราชวงศ์râat-chá-wong
Ancient carvers meticulously inscribed letters onto the stone slab to record the history of the dynasty.
ณnáยอดผาyɔ̂ɔt-pǎaสูงชันsǔung-chanปรากฏbpraa-gòtแท่งtɛ̂ngเสลาsà-lǎoที่tîiถูtǔuกลมglomฝนfǒnกัดกร่อนgàt-grɔ̀ɔnจนjonมีmiiรูปทรงrûup-songประหลาดbprà-làatตาdtaa
Atop the steep cliff, there appeared a rock formation eroded by wind and rain into a peculiar shape.
3AdjectiveC1
beautiful; smooth; shapely (literary)
Beautiful, smooth, or gracefully shaped; used in literary descriptions.
Examples
นางแบบnaang-bɛ̀ɛpนางแบบnaang-bɛ̀ɛpfemale modelคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoนิ้วมือníu-mʉʉนิ้วมือníu-mʉʉfingerเรียวriiaoเรียวriiaoslender; slim; taperingเสลาsà-lǎoเสลาsà-lǎo1a Lagerstroemia tree2rock; stone (literary)3beautiful; smooth; shapely (literary)สวยงามsǔuai-ngaamสวยงามsǔuai-ngaambeautiful; lovelyน่ามองnâa-mɔɔngน่ามองnâa-mɔɔngattractive; nice to look at
That model has beautifully slim and shapely fingers, which are lovely to look at.
3 more examplesShow less
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiมักmákพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngนางเอกnaang-èekว่าwâaมีmiiลำlamแขนkɛ̌ɛnกลมglomกลึงglʉngและlɛ́เรียวriiaoเสลาsà-lǎo
In Thai literature, the heroine is often described as having perfectly rounded and gracefully slim arms.
ปฏิมาbpà-dtì-maaกรgɔɔnบรรจงban-jongเกลาglaoท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máaiให้hâiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenรูปrûupสตรีsà-dtriiผู้pûuมีmiiลำคอlam-kɔɔระหงrá-hǒngและlɛ́เรียวriiaoเสลาsà-lǎo
The sculptor meticulously carved the block of wood into a figure of a woman with a swan-like, gracefully slim neck.
ยอดเจดีย์yôt jay-deeนั้นnánค่อยๆkôi kôiเรียวriaoเสลาsà-lăoขึ้นไปkêun bpaiรับกับráp gàpปลีbpleeยอดyôtที่têeประดับbprà-dàpด้วยdûuayทองคำtong kamอย่างyàangสง่างามsà-ngàa ngaam
The top of the stupa tapers smoothly and elegantly upwards to meet the gold-adorned finial.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เสลา said สะ-เหลา?
sà-lǎo
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 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
+
ลาlaaลาlaa1donkey2[to] say goodbye; take one’s leave3leave (from work/school)4[to] take leave; request leavedonkeyPart 2
เสลาsà-lǎoเสลาsà-lǎoa Lagerstroemia treea Lagerstroemia treeWord