โสภิณ
sǒo-pinMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
beautiful; elegant
beautiful, elegant, or gorgeous (typically used in a literary or poetic context)
Examples
หญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoyoung womanในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภาพวาดpâap-wâatภาพวาดpâap-wâata drawing/painting (artwork)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoใบหน้าbai-nâaใบหน้าbai-nâafaceที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโสภิณsǒo-pinโสภิณsǒo-pinbeautiful; elegantและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)งดงามngót-ngaamงดงามngót-ngaambeautiful; elegant; splendid (formal/literary)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The young woman in this painting has a very beautiful and elegant face.
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กวีgà-wiiบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngรูปร่างrûup-râangอันanโสภิณsǒo-pinของkɔ̌ɔngนางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diiได้dâaiอย่างyàangสละสลวยsà-là-sà-lǔuai
The poet eloquently described the gorgeous figure of the heroine in the literary work.
ท่วงท่าtûuang-tâaอันanโสภิณsǒo-pinของkɔ̌ɔngนางรำnaang-ramบนbonเวทีwee-tiiสะกดsà-gòtสายตาsǎai-dtaaผู้ชมpûu-chomให้ตกhâi-dtòkอยู่ในyùu-naiภวังค์pá-wang
The elegant posture of the traditional dancer on stage mesmerized the audience, putting them in a trance.
นางอัปสรnaang-àp-sɔ̌ɔnที่tîiถูกtùukสลักsà-làkอยู่yùuบนbonกำแพงgam-pɛɛngปราสาทหินbpraa-sàat-hǐnนั้นnánมีmiiรูปโฉมrûup-chǒomอันanโสภิณsǒo-pinราวกับraao-gàpมีmiiชีวิตจริงchii-wít-jing
The apsara carved on the wall of the stone sanctuary possesses a gorgeous appearance as if she were truly alive.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โสภิณ said โส-พิน?
sǒo-pin
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 | — | — |