โศกี
sǒo-giiMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
sorrowful; sad
feeling or showing deep sorrow, sadness, or grief (typically used in poetry or literature)
Examples
นางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diiนางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diifemale character in (classical) literatureร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâiร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâi[to] cry; weepโศกีsǒo-giiโศกีsǒo-giisorrowful; sadเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toจากลาjàak-laaจากลาjàak-laa[to] part; [to] say goodbyeกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male sex3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shoreคนรักkon-rákคนรักkon-ráklover; sweetheart; romantic partner
The heroine in the literary work wept with deep sorrow when she had to part ways with her lover.
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บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบทbòtนี้níiพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kโศกีsǒo-giiของkɔ̌ɔngหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoที่tîiเฝ้ารอfâo-rɔɔคอยkɔɔiสามีsǎa-miiกลับมาglàp-maaจากjàakสนามรบsà-nǎam-róp
This poem describes the deep sorrow of a young woman waiting for her husband to return from the battlefield.
กวีgà-wiiเลือกใช้lʉ̂ʉak-cháiถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngอารมณ์aa-romโศกีsǒo-giiรำพันram-panได้dâaiอย่างลึกซึ้งyàang-lʉ́k-sʉ́ngทำให้tam-hâiผู้อ่านpûu-àanรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kสะเทือนใจsà-tʉʉan-jaiตามไปด้วยdtaam-bpai-dûuai
The poet chose words to convey the emotion of grieving lamentation so profoundly, causing the readers to feel deeply moved as well.
เมื่อmêuuaทราบsâapข่าวkàaoการสูญเสียgaan sŏon sĭiaครั้งยิ่งใหญ่kráng yîng yàiทวยราษฎร์tuuay râatทั้งtángแผ่นดินpàen dinต่างdtàangก็gâwร่ำไห้râm hâiโศกีsŏh-geeด้วยdûuayความอาลัยรักkwaam aa-lai rákอย่างyàangสุดซึ้งsùt súeng
Upon hearing the news of the great loss, the people throughout the entire land wept with deep grief out of profound loving devotion.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โศกี said โส-กี?
sǒo-gii
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǒo
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 | — | — |