แซค
sɛ̂ɛkMeanings
1NounB1
saxophone
a saxophone (musical instrument); often used as a shortened form
Examples
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป่าbpàoเป่าbpào1[to] blow (air)2[to] blow (into a wind instrument/device)3[to] blow out (a flame)4[to] inflate by blowingแซคsɛ̂ɛkแซคsɛ̂ɛk1saxophone2sack dress; one-piece dressเก่งมากgèng-mâakเก่งมากgèng-mâak1very good (at [sth]); highly skilled2well done!; great job!
My older brother plays the sax very well.
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He has been learning to play the sax since junior high school.
เสียงsǐiangแซคsɛ̂ɛkในnaiเพลงแจ๊สpleeng-jɛ́ɛtนี้níiทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kผ่อนคลายpɔ̀ɔn-klaai
The sound of the sax in this jazz song makes me feel relaxed.
นักดนตรีnák-don-dtriiคนkonนั้นnánหยิบyìpแซคsɛ̂ɛkขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaเป่าbpàoโซโล่soo-lôoจนjonดึงดูดdʉng-dùutความสนใจkwaam-sǒn-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ชมpûu-chomได้dâaiทั้งtángฮอลล์hɔɔn
That musician picked up his sax and played a solo that captured the attention of the entire audience in the hall.
2NounB1
sack dress; one-piece dress
a sack dress or a woman's one-piece dress
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ชุดchútชุดchút1set; collection2outfit; suit; uniform3classifier for sets/outfits/equipment4series; batchแซคsɛ̂ɛkแซคsɛ̂ɛk1saxophone2sack dress; one-piece dressสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛng1the color red2red; red-coloredสวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)
You look beautiful wearing a red dress today.
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ฉันchănกำลังหาgam-lang hăaซื้อséuชุดchútแซคsâekเรียบๆrîiap rîiapไว้wáiใส่sàiไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa nâa
I'm looking to buy a simple dress to wear to work next week.
This dress is very comfortable to wear because it's made of pure cotton.
ชุดchútแซคsâekทรงหลวมsong lŭuamตัวdtuuaนี้néeเหมาะกับmòr gàpอากาศaa-gàatร้อนๆrón rónของkŏngเมืองไทยmeuuang taiเป็นที่bpen têeสุดsùt
This loose-fitting dress is perfectly suited for Thailand's hot weather.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ค, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
sɛ̂ɛk
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |