เสียม
sǐiamMeaning
1NounB1
spade; digging tool
A long-handled digging tool with a narrow, sharp blade, used for digging holes, especially in hard or clay-like soil.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเสียมsǐiamเสียมsǐiamspade; digging toolขุดkùtขุดkùt1[to] dig2[to] excavate; unearth3[to] mine; extract4[to] pry into; dredge up (information)ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operations
Dad used a spade to dig the soil behind the house.
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ถ้าtâaจะjàปลูกbplùukต้นไม้dtôn-máaiใหญ่yàiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiเสียมsǐiamขุดkùtหลุมlǔmให้hâiลึกlʉ́kหน่อยnɔ̀i
If you're going to plant a large tree, you need to use a spade to dig a slightly deeper hole.
คนงานก่อสร้างkon-ngaan-gɔ̀ɔ-sâangใช้cháiเสียมsǐiamขุดkùtดินdinแข็งkɛ̌ngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaวางwaangท่อประปาtɔ̂ɔ-bprà-bpaa
The construction workers used spades to dig through the hard ground to lay water pipes.
เสียมsǐiamเป็นbpenเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉที่tîiขาดไม่ได้kàat-mâi-dâaiสำหรับsǎm-ràpการทำgaan-tamสวนsǔuanในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiดินเหนียวdin-nǐiaoเพราะprɔ́มันmanช่วยให้chûuai-hâiขุดkùtดินdinที่tîiอัดแน่นàt-nɛ̂nได้dâaiง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n
A spade is an indispensable tool for gardening in areas with clay soil because it makes digging through compacted earth easier.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǐiam
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 | — | — |