สู้

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See also: , สู, สี่, สี, and ส.

Thai

Etymology

Compare Lao ສູ້ (). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicสู้
s ū ˆ
RomanizationPaiboonsûu
Royal Institutesu
(standard) IPA(key)/suː˥˩/(R)

Verb

สู้ (sûu) (abstract noun การสู้)

  1. to endure, to bear; to withstand, to resist.
    สู้สายตา
    sûu sǎai-dtaa
    to bear the sights
    สู้แดด
    sûu dɛ̀ɛt
    to be proof sunlight
  2. to struggle, as with physical force, weapon, intelligence, etc: to fight, to battle, to combat, to contend, etc.
  3. to overcome; to beat; to be superior (to).
  4. (auxiliary) used to indicate that doing something is more favourable.
    สู้นิ่งดีกว่า
    sûu nîng dii gwàa
    better to be silent.
    สู้เราไป...
    sûu rao bpai ...
    us to go ... / We'd go ...
  5. (law) to defend (a legal case) as a defendant or the like.

Adverb

สู้ (sûu)

  1. against; in opposition to.
    หลังสู้ฟ้าหน้าสู้ดิน
    lǎng sûu fáa nâa sûu din
    back against the sky face against the ground
    • 2018 November 30, ไปเซเว่นเอาอะไรไหม๊, “เด้งสู้มือจริง ๆ เลย”, in postjung.com, postjung.com, retrieved 2022-01-15:
      เด้งสู้มือ
      dêng sûu mʉʉ
      bounces against hand.
  2. (often in negation) quite; rather.
    ไม่สู้ดี
    mâi sûu dii
    not quite good / not quite well

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Lao: ສູ້ ()
  • Khmer: ស៊ូ (suu)