โสภี
sǒo-piiMeanings
1AdjectiveC1
beautiful; elegant
beautiful, elegant, or graceful (typically used in literary, poetic, or formal contexts)
Examples
นางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diiนางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diifemale character in (classical) literatureมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)พรรณนาpan-ná-naaพรรณนาpan-ná-naa[to] describe; depict; narrateว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formโสภีsǒo-piiโสภีsǒo-pii1beautiful; elegant2beautiful womanและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)กิริยามารยาทgì-rí-yaa-maa-rá-yâatกิริยามารยาทgì-rí-yaa-maa-rá-yâatmanners; deportment; social conductอ่อนช้อยɔ̀ɔn-chɔ́ɔiอ่อนช้อยɔ̀ɔn-chɔ́ɔigraceful; lithe; delicate (in movement or form)
Women in literature are often described as having a beautiful figure and graceful manners.
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นางรำnaang-ramสวมsǔuamชุดไทยchút-taiที่tîiงดงามngót-ngaamและlɛ́มีmiiท่วงท่าtûuang-tâaที่tîiโสภีsǒo-piiจับใจjàp-jaiผู้ชมpûu-chom
Palaces in the past were built with exquisite detail, looking beautifully spectacular.
กวีgà-wiiแต่งกลอนdtɛ̀ng-glɔɔnชมโฉมchom-chǒomโสภีsǒo-piiของkɔ̌ɔngหญิงyǐngคนรักkon-rákด้วยdûuaiถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamที่tîiสละสลวยsà-là-sà-lǔuai
The poet wrote a poem praising the beautiful appearance of his beloved with eloquent words.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàสวมsǔuamเพียงpiiangชุดchútธรรมดาtam-má-daaแต่dtɛ̀ɛด้วยdûuaiรูปร่างrûup-râangที่tîiโสภีsǒo-piiเธอtəəจึงjʉngดูduuโดดเด่นdòot-dèenกว่าgwàaใครkrai
Even though she was wearing just a simple dress, with her beautiful figure, she stood out from everyone else.
2NounC1
beautiful woman
a beautiful woman; used mainly in literary or poetic language
Examples
เจ้าชายjâao-chaaiเจ้าชายjâao-chaai1prince2Prince (title; before name)รูปงามrûup-ngaamรูปงามrûup-ngaam1good-looking; handsome/beautiful (formal)2of pleasing form; well-proportionedตกหลุมรักdtòk-lǔm-rákตกหลุมรักdtòk-lǔm-rák[to] fall in love (with sb/sth)โสภีsǒo-piiโสภีsǒo-pii1beautiful; elegant2beautiful womanชาวchaaoชาวchaaopeople (of); inhabitants; natives; folkป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated4jungle area (gaming)ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)แรกพบrɛ̂ɛk-pópแรกพบrɛ̂ɛk-pópfirst meeting; first sight
The handsome prince fell in love with the beautiful forest maiden at first sight.
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ชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmพยายามpá-yaa-yaamทำtamทุกtúkวิถีทางwí-tǐi-taangเพื่อพิชิตpʉ̂ʉa-pí-chítใจjaiโสภีsǒo-piiผู้pûuสูงศักดิ์sǔung-sàk
The young man tried every possible way to win the heart of the noble beautiful lady.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiกวีgà-wiiมักจะmák-jàพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngโสภีsǒo-piiผู้pûuเป็นbpenนางเอกnaang-èekของkɔ̌ɔngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangไว้wáiอย่างyàangวิจิตรพิสดารwí-jìt-pít-sà-daan
In Thai literature, poets often describe the beautiful woman who is the heroine of the story with exquisite detail.
แม้mɛ́ɛกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaจะjàล่วงเลยlûuang-ləəiผ่านไปpàan-bpaiเนิ่นนานnə̂ən-naanเพียงใดpiiang-daiแต่dtɛ̀ɛโสภีsǒo-piiในnaiภาพวาดpâap-wâatนั้นnánก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongความงดงามkwaam-ngót-ngaamเป็นbpenอมตะà-má-dtà
No matter how much time has passed, the beautiful woman in that painting remains immortally gorgeous.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โสภี said โส-พี?
sǒo-pii
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 | — | — |