แซะ
sɛ́Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] pry off; [to] scrape loose
To loosen or separate something by working a tool under or along its edge, often little by little.
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไขควงkǎi-kuuangไขควงkǎi-kuuang1screwdriver2classifier: ด้าม (handle)แซะsɛ́แซะsɛ́1[to] pry off; [to] scrape loose2[to] snipe at [sb]; [to] throw shade; [to] make snide remarksกระเบื้องgrà-bʉ̂ʉangกระเบื้องgrà-bʉ̂ʉangtile (roof/floor/wall)ทีละtii-láทีละtii-láone at a time; each; perแผ่นpɛ̀nแผ่นpɛ̀n1sheet; slab; panel2classifier for flat items3disc; recordอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangcarefully; cautiously
The technician used a screwdriver to pry up the tiles one by one carefully.
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หมอmŏrทำแผลtam plăeโดยdoiค่อยkôiๆ-แซะsáeหนองnŏngออกให้òk hâiสะอาดsà-àatแล้วจึงláew jeungปิดbpìtผ้าpâa
The doctor treated the wound by slowly removing the pus and then covering it with a bandage.
พ่อpɔ̂ɔผมpǒmแซะsɛ́สีsǐiเก่าgàoตามdtaamขอบkɔ̀ɔpหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangออกɔ̀ɔkทีละนิดtii-lá-nítก่อนgɔ̀ɔnทาสีtaa-sǐiใหม่mài
My father scraped out the old paint along the window edges little by little before repainting.
ช่างไม้châng-máaiใช้cháiสิ่วsìuแซะsɛ́รอยต่อrɔɔi-dtɔ̀ɔที่tîiติดแน่นdtìt-nɛ̂nให้hâiหลุดlùtออกɔ̀ɔkอย่างประณีตyàang-bprà-nîitเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiไม้máaiแตกdtɛ̀ɛk
The carpenter used a chisel to carefully pry apart the tight joint so the wood wouldn't split.
2VerbB2
[to] snipe at [sb]; [to] throw shade; [to] make snide remarks
To make snide, sarcastic, or belittling remarks about someone, often indirectly; common in speech and online contexts.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)แซะsɛ́แซะsɛ́1[to] pry off; [to] scrape loose2[to] snipe at [sb]; [to] throw shade; [to] make snide remarksเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กรุ๊ปgrúpกรุ๊ปgrúp1group; category; set2blood group; blood type3classifier for groupsแชตchɛ́tแชตchɛ́t1[to] chat; [to] text (online)2chat; text chatเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesมีใครmii-kraiมีใครmii-kraiwho is there?; is there anyone…?พิมพ์pimพิมพ์pim1[to] type; key in2[to] print (produce text/images)3print; impression4model; pattern; form5mold; dieผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2be wrong; make a mistake3illegal; against the law4improper; inappropriate5wrongly; incorrectly; mis-
He likes to make snide remarks at friends in the group chat whenever someone types something wrong.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเธอtəəโพสต์póotรูปrûupแล้วlɛ́ɛoมีmiiคนkonมาแซะmaa-sɛ́ว่าwâaแต่งรูปdtɛ̀ng-rûupหนักnàkไปbpai
Yesterday she posted a photo and someone made a sarcastic jab that she edited it too much.
ถึงจะtĕung jàไม่mâiพูดตรงpôot dtrongๆ-แต่dtàeคอมเมนต์kom-ménแบบนั้นbàep nánมันmanชัดเจนchát-jenว่าwâaแซะsáeให้hâiเขาkăoรู้สึกrúu-sèukด้อยdôi
Even though it wasn’t direct, that comment clearly took a dig to make him feel inferior.
บางคนbaang-konใช้cháiมุกmúkแซะsɛ́เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเรียกrîiakกระแสgrà-sɛ̌ɛในnaiโซเชียลsoo-chiianทั้งที่táng-tîiรู้rúuว่าwâaมันmanทำร้ายtam-ráaiความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kของkɔ̌ɔngคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn
Some people use snark to stir up attention on social media, even though they know it hurts others’ feelings.
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 syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
sɛ́
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |