โศลก
sǒo-lókMeaning
1NounC1
verse; stanza
a verse, stanza, or poem, especially in Sanskrit literature or religious texts
Examples
พระสงฆ์prá-sǒngพระสงฆ์prá-sǒng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesสวดsùuatสวดsùuat1[to] chant; recite prayers2[to] scold; nagโศลกsǒo-lókโศลกsǒo-lókverse; stanzaภาษาpaa-sǎaภาษาpaa-sǎa1language; tongue2register; jargon; specialized languageสันสกฤตsǎn-sà-grìtสันสกฤตsǎn-sà-grìtSanskrit (language)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พิธีpí-tiiพิธีpí-tii1ceremony; rite2ritual; observance3formal procedure; protocolทางศาสนาtaang-sàat-sà-nǎaทางศาสนาtaang-sàat-sà-nǎa1religious; of religion2in religious terms
The monks are chanting Sanskrit verses in the religious ceremony.
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นักศึกษาnák sèuk-săaต้องdtôngฝึกfèukแปลbplaaeโศลกsà-lòhkจากjàakมหากาพย์má-hăa-gàapรามายณะraa-maa-yá-náเพื่อpêuuaทำความเข้าใจtam kwaam kâo jaiวรรณคดีโบราณwan-ná-ká-dee boh-raan
Students must practice translating verses from the Ramayana epic to understand ancient literature.
มหากาพย์má-hǎa-gàapมหาภารตะmá-hǎa-paa-rá-dtàประกอบไปด้วยbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-bpai-dûuaiโศลกsǒo-lókนับnápแสนsɛ̌ɛnบทbòtที่tîiแฝงfɛ̌ɛngไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiหลักปรัชญาlàk-bpràt-yaaและlɛ́คำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔnอันanลึกซึ้งlʉ́k-sʉ́ng
The Mahabharata epic consists of hundreds of thousands of stanzas imbued with profound philosophy and teachings.
กวีgà-weeในnaiราชสำนักrâat-chá-săm-nákโบราณboh-raanมักจะmák jàประพันธ์bprà-panโศลกsà-lòhkสรรเสริญsăn-sĕrnพระเกียรติคุณprá-gìiat-dtì-kunของkŏngพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàtด้วยdûuayฉันทลักษณ์chăn-tá-lákที่têeซับซ้อนsáp són
Poets in the ancient royal court often composed verses praising the king's prestige using complex prosody.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โศลก said โส-ลก?
sǒo-lók
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 | — | — |