ไซเคิล
sai-kəənMeaning
1NounB1
cycle; repeating sequence
A cycle; a sequence of events or processes that repeats in a regular order (e.g., business cycle, life cycle).
Examples
เศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìt1economy2economic conditions; the economyมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoไซเคิลsai-kəənไซเคิลsai-kəəncycle; repeating sequenceขึ้นลงkʉ̂n-longขึ้นลงkʉ̂n-long1[to] go up and down; ascend and descend2[to] get on and off (a vehicle)3[to] rise and fall; fluctuateเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3[to] deserve; be worthy ofเก็บเงินgèp-ngənเก็บเงินgèp-ngən1[to] save money; put money aside2[to] collect payment; charge [sb]เผื่อpʉ̀ʉaเผื่อpʉ̀ʉa1in case; just in case; for [sb]2[to] set aside; reserve (for later/for [sb])3[to] allow for; take into accountช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2span; extent3section; segment (part of something)4range; interval (between limits)5distance between supportsแย่yɛ̂ɛแย่yɛ̂ɛ1bad; poor2[to] be in a bad way
The economy has up-and-down cycles; we should save money for the bad periods.
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ในnaiธรรมชาติtam-má-châatวัฏจักรน้ำwát-dtà-jàk-náamเป็นbpenไซเคิลsai-kəənที่tîiเกิดซ้ำgə̀ət-sámอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
In nature, the water cycle is a cycle that repeats regularly.
สินค้าอิเล็กทรอนิกส์sǐn-káa-ì-lék-trɔɔ-nìkมักmákมีmiiไซเคิลsai-kəənการเปิดตัวgaan-bpə̀ət-dtuuaปีละครั้งbpii-lá-krángทำให้tam-hâiยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiพุ่งpûngตามdtaamฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaan
Electronics products often have an annual launch cycle, causing sales to spike seasonally.
นักลงทุนnák-long-tunต้องdtɔ̂ngเข้าใจไซเคิลkâo-jai-sai-kəənธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจับจังหวะjàp-jang-wàการขยายตัวgaan-kà-yǎai-dtuuaและlɛ́การหดตัวgaan-hòt-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngตลาดdtà-làat
Investors need to understand the business cycle to time market expansions and contractions.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
sai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |