จั๊วะ
júaMeaning
1AdverbB2
very white; dazzlingly white
very white or brightly white; used after ขาวขาวkǎao1[to] be white; be fair-skinned2white (color)3fair-skinned; light-complexioned (white), especially in informal speech
Examples
เสื้อนักเรียนsêuua nák rianเสื้อนักเรียนsêuua nák rianschool shirt (uniform)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ซักsákซักsák1[to] wash (clothes)2about; approximately (before numbers)3[to] interrogate; question closelyแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)สะอาดsà-àatสะอาดsà-àat1clean2pure; innocent (morally clean)ขาวจั๊วะkăao júuaขาวจั๊วะkăao júuapure white; bright whiteเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This student uniform shirt is washed and is completely bright white.
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เธอterใช้cháiครีมบำรุงkreem bam-rungอะไรà-raiทำไมtam maiผิวpĭuถึงtĕungขาวจั๊วะkăao júuaขนาดนี้kà-nàat née
What skincare cream do you use? Why is your skin so brightly white?
หลังจากlăng jàakไปbpaiฟอกสีfôk sĕeฟันfanมาmaaฟันfanของเขาkŏng kăoก็gâwขาวจั๊วะkăao júuaจนjonเพื่อนpêuuanทุกคนtúk konทักták
After getting his teeth whitened, his teeth are so pearly white that all his friends commented on it.
ผนังpà-năngห้องhôngที่têeเพิ่งpêrngทาสีtaa sĕeใหม่màiดูdooขาวจั๊วะkăao júuaช่วยให้chûuai hâiห้องhôngดูdooกว้างgwâangและláeสว่างsà-wàangขึ้นkêunมากmâak
The newly painted room walls look bright white, helping the room appear much wider and brighter.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
júa
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |