แสนรัก
sɛ̌ɛn-rákMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
dearly beloved; deeply cherished
Loved very much or held especially dear, often used as an affectionate description.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)รูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanแสนรักsɛ̌ɛn-rákแสนรักsɛ̌ɛn-rák1dearly beloved; deeply cherished2[to] love dearly; cherishไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะทำงานdtó-tam-ngaanโต๊ะทำงานdtó-tam-ngaanwork desk; office deskจะได้jà-dâaiจะได้jà-dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)เห็นหน้าhěn-nâaเห็นหน้าhěn-nâa[to] see [sb] (face to face); meet [sb] in personท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)ทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
I keep a photo of my beloved grandmother on my desk so I can see her face every day.
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แมวmaeoแสนรักsăen rákของฉันkŏng chănชอบchôpมาmaaนอนnonข้างkâangๆ-เวลาway-laaฉันchănอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕu
My beloved cat likes to lie beside me when I read.
ทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiกลับไปglàp-bpaiเยี่ยมบ้านyîiam-bâanเกิดgə̀ətเขาkǎoจะjàนัดเจอnát-jəəเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanแสนรักsɛ̌ɛn-rákที่tîiคบกันkóp-ganมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛสมัยเรียนsà-mǎi-riian
Whenever he visits his hometown, he arranges to see the dear friends he has known since his school days.
2VerbB2
[to] love dearly; cherish
To love someone or something very deeply.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseแสนรักsɛ̌ɛn-rákแสนรักsɛ̌ɛn-rák1dearly beloved; deeply cherished2[to] love dearly; cherishลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)อยากเห็นyàak-hěnอยากเห็นyàak-hěn[to] want to see [sb/sth]; [to] be eager to witness [sth]พวกเขาpûuak-kǎoพวกเขาpûuak-kǎothey; them (people)มีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùkมีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùk[to] be happy
The mother loves all her children deeply and wants to see them happy.
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เขาkǎoแสนรักsɛ̌ɛn-rákสุนัขsù-nákของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoและlɛ́ดูแลduu-lɛɛมันmanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเป็นbpenคนในkon-naiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
He loves his dog dearly and cares for it as a member of the family.
ถึงtʉ̌ngเราraoจะjàทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-ganบ่อยbɔ̀iฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ยังyangแสนรักsɛ̌ɛn-rákเธอtəəและlɛ́ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiคิดkítจะjàจากไปjàak-bpai
Even though we argue often, I still love you deeply and have never thought of leaving.
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 syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sɛ̌ɛn
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
แสนsɛ̌ɛnแสนsɛ̌ɛn1one hundred thousand (100,000)2very; extremely3very; extremelyone hundred thousand (100,000)Part 1
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แสนรักsɛ̌ɛn-rákแสนรักsɛ̌ɛn-rákdearly beloved; deeply cherisheddearly beloved; deeply cherishedWord