โศกซึม
sòok-sʉmMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
melancholy; dejected
feeling or showing quiet, lingering sadness; downcast and listless
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)สุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] feed4[to] support; maintain5[to] host; treatไว้wáiไว้wái1[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.)ตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)โศกซึมsòok-sʉmโศกซึมsòok-sʉmmelancholy; dejectedไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)จาjaaจาjaa1colloquial spelling of จะ ‘will/shall’2Ja (personal name or nickname)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
After his pet dog died, he has been sitting around looking downcast, not speaking to anyone for several days.
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ใบหน้าbai-nâaที่tîiเคยkəəiร่าเริงrâa-rəəngของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəกลับglàpดูโศกซึมduu-sòok-sʉmและlɛ́แววตาwɛɛo-dtaaเหม่อลอยmə̀ə-lɔɔiนับตั้งแต่náp-dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛประสบbprà-sòpอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetครั้งkrángนั้นnán
Her once cheerful face has become downcast and her eyes listless since that accident.
แม้mɛ́ɛพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจะjàยิ้มแย้มyím-yɛ́ɛmแต่dtɛ̀ɛแววตาwɛɛo-dtaaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoกลับglàpฉายchǎaiความโศกซึมkwaam-sòok-sʉmออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaอย่างyàangปิดbpìtไม่mâiมิดmít
Even though he tried to smile, his eyes revealed an unconcealable, lingering sadness.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoถ่ายทอดtàai-tɔ̂ɔtความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kโศกซึมsòok-sʉmของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ที่pûu-tîiสูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaคนรักkon-rákไปbpaiได้dâaiอย่างลึกซึ้งyàang-lʉ́k-sʉ́ngกินใจgin-jai
His poetry profoundly conveys the quiet, lingering sadness of one who has lost a loved one.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โศกซึม said โสก-ซึม?
sòok-sʉm
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
โศกsòokโศกsòok1grief; sorrow (literary/formal)2sorrowful; mournful (literary/formal; attrib.)grief; sorrow (literary/formal)Part 1
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โศกซึมsòok-sʉmโศกซึมsòok-sʉmmelancholy; dejectedmelancholy; dejectedWord