โศก
sòokMeanings
1NounB2
grief; sorrow (literary/formal)
Deep grief or sorrow; used chiefly in literary or formal contexts.
Examples
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdจมjomจมjom1[to] sink; go under (liquid)2[to] be immersed; be buried; be stuck (literal/figurative)3sunken; recessed; embeddedอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]ความkwaamความkwaam1abstract noun prefix2matter; case; contentโศกsòokโศกsòok1grief; sorrow (literary/formal)2sorrowful; mournful (literary/formal; attrib.)หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureการจากไปgaan-jàak-bpaiการจากไปgaan-jàak-bpai1departure; leaving2passing away; deathของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบิดาbì-daaบิดาbì-daafather (formal; respectful)
The family was immersed in deep grief after the father’s passing.
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The bad news cast the entire village into an atmosphere of sorrow.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnความkwaamโศกsòokของkɔ̌ɔngผู้pûuสูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaได้dâaiอย่างyàangกินใจgin-jai
The poem poignantly reflects the deep grief of those who have lost someone.
เธอtəəซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnความkwaamโศกsòokไว้wáiใต้dtâaiสีหน้าsǐi-nâaยิ้มแย้มyím-yɛ́ɛmเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiคนรอบข้างkon-rɔ̂ɔp-kâangกังวลgang-won
She concealed her deep sorrow beneath a smiling face so others wouldn’t worry.
2AdjectiveB2
sorrowful; mournful (literary/formal; attrib.)
Sorrowful or mournful; used mainly in literary or formal style, often as an attributive modifier.
Examples
เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoทำนองtam-nɔɔngทำนองtam-nɔɔng1melody; tune2style; manner; pattern; way3along the lines of; something like; in the manner ofโศกsòokโศกsòok1grief; sorrow (literary/formal)2sorrowful; mournful (literary/formal; attrib.)เหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàp[to] suit; be suitable/appropriate forบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat1atmosphere; ambience2atmosphere (gaseous envelope)ฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rainยามเย็นyaam-yenยามเย็นyaam-yenevening
This song has a sorrowful melody, suitable for a rainy evening mood.
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She wore a sorrowful gray outfit on the school's memorial day.
ด้วยdûuaiน้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangโศกsòokเขาkǎoกล่าวคำขอบคุณglàao-kam-kɔ̀ɔp-kunต่อdtɔ̀ɔผู้pûuที่มาtîi-maaร่วมพิธีrûuam-pí-tiiศพsòp
With a sorrowful tone, he thanked those who attended the funeral.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiใช้cháiภาพพจน์pâap-pótโศกsòokเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnความเปลี่ยวเหงาkwaam-bplìiao-ngǎoของkɔ̌ɔngผู้เล่าเรื่องpûu-lâo-rʉ̂ʉang
The poem uses sorrowful imagery to reflect the narrator’s loneliness.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โศก said โสก?
sòok
- Same-sounding letterศ sounds just like ส, so the reading uses ส.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sòok
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |