โซลา
soo-laaMeaning
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diesel fuel (colloquial)
A colloquial term for diesel fuel, especially fuel used in high-speed diesel engines.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureแวะwɛ́แวะwɛ́[to] stop by; drop inเติมdtəəmเติมdtəəm1[to] fill; fill up2[to] add; supplement3[to] top up; refill (services/money)โซsooโซsoofamished; starvingลาก่อนlaa-gɔ̀ɔnลาก่อนlaa-gɔ̀ɔngoodbye; farewellขับkàpขับkàp1[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)2[to] expel; drive out; repel3[to] sing; chant (traditional)4[to] excrete; secrete; emitรถบรรทุกrót-ban-túkรถบรรทุกrót-ban-túktruck; lorryไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyส่งของsòng-kɔ̌ɔngส่งของsòng-kɔ̌ɔng[to] deliver goods; [to] send a packageที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
Dad stopped to fill up with diesel before driving the truck to deliver goods to the market.
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The boat can't go any farther because the diesel tank is empty.
ช่วงchûuangที่tîiโซลาsoo-laaแพงขึ้นpɛɛng-kʉ̂nชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níiต้องdtɔ̂ngลดlótจำนวนjam-nuuanเที่ยวtîiaoที่tîiออกเรือɔ̀ɔk-rʉʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประหยัดbprà-yàtค่าน้ำมันkâa-nám-man
When diesel prices rise, local fishermen have to make fewer trips out to sea to save on fuel costs.
ก่อนgònออกเรือòk reuuaไกลglaiๆ-ลุงlungจะjàคำนวณkam-nuuanว่าwâaโซลาsoh-laaที่têeมีอยู่mee yòoพอporสำหรับsăm-ràpขากkàakลับlápหรือไม่rĕu mâiแล้วláeoเติมdtermเผื่อไว้pèuua wáiอีกหน่อยèek nòi
Before taking the boat on a long trip, my uncle calculates whether there is enough diesel for the return journey, then adds a little extra.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
soo
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
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ลาlaaลาlaa1donkey2[to] say goodbye; take one’s leave3leave (from work/school)4[to] take leave; request leavedonkeyPart 2
โซลาsoo-laaโซลาsoo-laadiesel fuel (colloquial)diesel fuel (colloquial)Word