เสียด
sìiatMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] rub against; chafe
To rub or press against something, potentially causing friction or irritation.
Examples
รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoshoe; footwearคู่kûuคู่kûu1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3even (number)4in pairs; double5[to] pair; matchนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แข็งkɛ̌ngแข็งkɛ̌ng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5[to] strengthen; rise in value (of currency)6erectจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofส้นเท้าsôn-táaoส้นเท้าsôn-táaoheel (of the foot)เสียดsìiatเสียดsìiat1[to] rub against; chafe2to have a sharp internal pain3to wedge/insert tightly (archaic/lit.)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แผลplɛ̌ɛแผลplɛ̌ɛ1wound; sore; lesion; injury (on the body)2wound (classifier: แผล)
These shoes are so stiff that my heels rubbed and became sore.
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After walking for a long time, the shirt chafes against my neck and irritates the skin.
The bag strap kept rubbing against my shoulder the whole way, causing the skin to scrape.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaลมแรงlom-rɛɛngทรายปลิวsaai-bpliuมาmaaเสียดsìiatผิวหน้าpǐu-nâaรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kแสบsɛ̀ɛpและlɛ́ระคายrá-kaaiมากmâak
When the wind is strong, sand blows and scrapes against my face, causing a stinging, irritating feeling.
2VerbB2
to have a sharp internal pain
To feel a sharp, stabbing, or stinging internal pain (e.g., chest, side, stomach).
Examples
วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerไม่นานmâi-naanไม่นานmâi-naan1soon; shortly2briefly; not for longผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เสียดsìiatเสียดsìiat1[to] rub against; chafe2to have a sharp internal pain3to wedge/insert tightly (archaic/lit.)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสีข้างsǐi-kâangสีข้างsǐi-kâangflank; side of the bodyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toชะลอchá-lɔɔชะลอchá-lɔɔ1[to] slow (down)2[to] delay; postpone
Not long after I started running, I felt a stabbing pain in my side and had to slow down.
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พอกินpɔɔ-ginเร็วเกินไปreo-gəən-bpaiเธอtəəบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเสียดท้องsìiat-tɔ́ɔngและlɛ́นั่งnângกุมgumท้องtɔ́ɔngอยู่yùuพักหนึ่งpák-nʉ̀ng
After eating too quickly, she said she had a sharp stomach pain and sat holding her stomach for a while.
ช่วงนี้chûuang néeเวลาหายใจway-laa hăai-jaiลึกๆléuk léukผมpŏmชอบchôpเสียดsìiatหน้าอกnâa òkเหมือนmĕuuanมีmeeเข็มkĕmจิ้มjîmจากjàakข้างในkâang nai
These days when I breathe deeply, I feel a stabbing pain in my chest, like needles pricking from the inside.
หลังจากlăng jàakไอaiแรงๆraeng raengหลายlăaiครั้งkrángเธอterเริ่มrêrmเสียดsìiatชายโครงchaai krohngจนjonต้องdtôngหยุดพูดyùt pôotและláeพักpákหายใจhăai jai
After coughing hard several times, she began to feel a sharp pain along her ribs and had to stop talking and catch her breath.
3VerbC1
to wedge/insert tightly (archaic/lit.)
To insert or press something in so it fits tightly or rubs against another surface (literary/less common).
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultลิ่มlîmลิ่มlîm1wedge; key (fastening piece)2clot; coagulated massไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementเสียดsìiatเสียดsìiat1[to] rub against; chafe2to have a sharp internal pain3to wedge/insert tightly (archaic/lit.)เข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]รอยต่อrɔɔi-dtɔ̀ɔรอยต่อrɔɔi-dtɔ̀ɔ1joint; seam; junction2boundary; transition pointให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)แน่นnɛ̂nแน่นnɛ̂n1tight; secure; firm2crowded; packed3uncomfortably full; bloated; tight4solid; reliable; certain (figurative)ไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)คลอนklɔɔnคลอนklɔɔn1loose; slightly wobbly2[to] wobble/shift due to looseness3unstable; shaky (incl. figurative)
The carpenter inserted a wooden wedge tightly into the joint so the door wouldn’t wobble.
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เขาkăoเสียดsìiatกระดาษgrà-dàatแข็งkăengลงในlong naiช่องว่างchông wâangเล็กlékๆ-ระหว่างrá-wàangกรอบรูปgròp rôopกับgàpผนังpà-năngเพื่อให้pêuua hâiตั้งตรงdtâng dtrong
He pressed a piece of cardboard into the small gap between the frame and the wall so it would stand straight.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเสียดsìiatเสาsǎoไผ่pàiเข้าkâoในดินnai-dinอัดแน่นàt-nɛ̂nให้hâiกระชับgrà-chápกับgàpคานkaanไม่ให้mâi-hâiกระดานgrà-daanโยกyôok
Villagers drove bamboo posts into the compacted soil so they fit snugly against the beam, preventing the planks from wobbling.
เขาkǎoเสียดsìiatใบมีดbai-mîitเข้าไปkâo-bpaiใต้dtâaiฝาfǎaไม้máaiทีละน้อยtii-lá-nɔ́ɔiจนjonขอบkɔ̀ɔpแนบสนิทnɛ̂ɛp-sà-nìtกับgàpร่องrɔ̂ngโดยdooiไม่mâiทิ้งtíngช่องว่างchɔ̂ng-wâang
He worked the blade in under the wooden lid bit by bit until the edge fit flush with the groove, leaving no gap.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sìiat
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 | — | — |