ไศล
săiMeaning
1NounC1
mountain; rocky cliff (literary)
a mountain or rocky cliff; a mass of rock. Used in formal or poetic language.
Examples
ภาพวาดpâap wâatภาพวาดpâap wâata drawing/painting (artwork)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แสดงให้เห็นsà-daeng hâi hĕnแสดงให้เห็นsà-daeng hâi hĕn[to] show; demonstrate [sth]น้ำตกnám dtòkน้ำตกnám dtòk1waterfall2nam tok; spicy grilled-meat salad; blood-enriched noodle soupที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไหลลงมาlăi long maaไหลลงมาlăi long maa[to] flow downจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmหน้าผาnâa păaหน้าผาnâa păacliffไศลsăiไศลsăimountain; rocky cliff (literary)อันanอันan1general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things2which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)3as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)4thing; item; oneสูงชันsŏong chanสูงชันsŏong chansteep
This painting shows a waterfall cascading down from a steep rocky cliff.
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นักปีนเขาnák bpeen-kăoต้องdtôngใช้cháiความพยายามkwaam pá-yaa-yaamอย่างมากyàang mâakในnaiการพิชิตgaan pí-chítยอดyôtไศลsăiที่têeปกคลุมbpòk klumไปด้วยbpai dûuayหิมะhì-má
The climbers had to exert great effort to conquer the snow-covered rocky peak.
เสียงสะท้อนsĭiang sà-tónของเขาkŏng kăoก้องกังวานgông gang-waanไปทั่วbpai tûuaหุบhùpผาpăaไศลsăiราวกับraao gàpเป็นbpenเสียงเพรียกsĭiang prîiakจากjàakพงพีpong pee
His echo resounded throughout the rocky valley, as if it were a call from the wilderness.
จิตใจjìt jaiที่têeแน่วแน่nâeo nâeของkŏngผู้บำเพ็ญเพียรpûu bam-pen piianนั้นnánเปรียบประดุจbprìiap bprà-dùtขุนkŭnไศลsăiอันanมิอาจmí àatสั่นคลอนsàn klonได้dâiด้วยdûuayแรงลมraeng lom
The steadfast mind of a spiritual ascetic is like a great mountain that cannot be shaken by the force of the wind.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไศล said สะ-ไหล?
săi
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 endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |