โซลิด

soo-lít

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

solid (state of matter)

Solid; in the solid state of matter (loanword from English “solid”; more technical than the native term).

Examples

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2AdjectiveB2

solid; steady; reliable; robust

Solid; steady; reliable; robust. Example: ทีมโซลิด (a solid team).

Examples

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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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

โซsooโซsoofamished; starvingfamished; starvingPart 1
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ลิดlítลิดlít[to] trim; strip off [sth] (leaves, thorns, small twigs) [from sth], bit by bit[to] trim; strip off [sth] (leaves, thorns, small twigs) [from sth], bit by bitPart 2
โซลิดsoo-lítโซลิดsoo-lítsolid (state of matter)solid (state of matter)Word