เสาเขต
sǎo-kèetMeaning
1NounB2
boundary post; border pillar
A post, pillar, or marker used to indicate the boundary or limits of an area, property, or territory
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureจ้างjâangจ้างjâang1[to] hire; employ2[to] know how to do [sth] (Northern Thai)ช่างchâangช่างchâang1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerปักbpàkปักbpàk1[to] stick; insert; set upright2[to] embroider3north (Chinese-derived combining element)เสาเขตsǎo-kèetเสาเขตsǎo-kèetboundary post; border pillarเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-gan1[to] protect; guard2[to] prevent; avert; ward off3preventive; protectiveไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâan1neighbor (person)2neighboring (of a country or community)รุกล้ำrúk-lámรุกล้ำrúk-lám[to] intrude; trespass; encroachที่ดินtîi-dinที่ดินtîi-dinland (property)ของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2ours
Dad hired a worker to plant boundary posts to prevent neighbors from encroaching on our land.
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คุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngหาhǎaเสาเขตsǎo-kèetให้hâiเจอjəəก่อนgɔ̀ɔnถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàรู้rúuว่าที่wâa-tîiดินdinแปลงbplɛɛngนี้níiกว้างgwâangแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎi
You need to find the boundary marker first to know how wide this plot of land is.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiกรมที่ดินgrom-tîi-dinลงพื้นที่long-pʉ́ʉn-tîiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรังวัดrang-wátและlɛ́ตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpเสาเขตsǎo-kèetที่tîiอาจàatสูญหายไปsǔun-hǎai-bpaiตามdtaamกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laa
Officers from the Department of Lands visited the area to survey and inspect the boundary markers that might have disappeared over time.
การเคลื่อนย้ายgaan-klʉ̂ʉan-yáaiเสาเขตsǎo-kèetโดยdooiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiรับrápอนุญาตà-nú-yâatถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการกระทำgaan-grà-tamที่tîiผิดกฎหมายpìt-gòt-mǎaiและlɛ́อาจàatนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuการฟ้องร้องgaan-fɔ́ɔng-rɔ́ɔngได้dâai
Moving a boundary post without permission is considered an illegal act and can lead to a lawsuit.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel เ-า hides a final -ว, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǎo
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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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เขตkèetเขตkèet1district (administrative)2area; zone3boundary; limit4jurisdictiondistrict (administrative)Part 2
เสาเขตsǎo-kèetเสาเขตsǎo-kèetboundary post; border pillarboundary post; border pillarWord