โอซิน
oo-sinMeaning
1NounB2
drudge; overworked person
a person, especially a woman, who works very hard, patiently endures hardship, or is treated like a maid or servant; from the Japanese drama character Oshin
Examples
ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)แต่งงานdtɛ̀ng-ngaanแต่งงานdtɛ̀ng-ngaan[to] get married; marryเข้าบ้านkâo-bâanเข้าบ้านkâo-bâan[to] enter the house; [to] come into the houseนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy loadเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughโอซินoo-sinโอซินoo-sindrudge; overworked personเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Since marrying into this family, she has had to work hard like Oshin.
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วันหยุดwan-yùtทั้งทีtáng-tiiฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ยังyangต้องdtɔ̂ngรับบทเป็นráp-bòt-bpenโอซินoo-sinคอยkɔɔiทำงานบ้านtam-ngaan-bâanให้hâiทุกคนtúk-kon
Even on a holiday, I still have to play the role of Oshin, doing housework for everyone.
สังคมsǎng-komสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnมักจะmák-jàคาดหวังkâat-wǎngให้hâiลูกสะใภ้lûuk-sà-páiมีmiiความอดทนkwaam-òt-tonและlɛ́ทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkราวกับraao-gàpโอซินoo-sinเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรับใช้ráp-cháiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของkɔ̌ɔngสามีsǎa-mii
In the past, society often expected daughters-in-law to be patient and work hard like Oshin to serve their husband's family.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเธอtəəจะjàถูกtùukเจ้านายjâo-naaiใช้งานchái-ngaanหนักnàkเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanโอซินoo-sinแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiปริปากbprì-bpàakบ่นbònเพราะprɔ́ต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanเก็บเงินgèp-ngənส่งเสียsòng-sǐiaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
Even though she was worked hard like Oshin by her boss, she never complained because she wanted to save money to support her family.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
oo
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
โอooโอoo1oh; ah (surprise, realization, emotion)2O (letter name)3water bowl (Northern Thai)oh; ah (surprise, realization, emotion)Part 1
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ซินsinซินsinSino-Thai morpheme in Chinese New Year phrasesSino-Thai morpheme in Chinese New Year phrasesPart 2
โอซินoo-sinโอซินoo-sindrudge; overworked persondrudge; overworked personWord