จิตเวช

jìt-dtà-wêet

Meanings

1NounB2

psychiatry (medical field)

the medical specialty concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders

Examples

มหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversityนี้néeนี้née1this2this oneมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคณะแพทยศาสตร์ká-ná pâet-dtà-sàatคณะแพทยศาสตร์ká-ná pâet-dtà-sàatfaculty of medicine; medical school (university)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเปิดสอนbpèrt sŏnเปิดสอนbpèrt sŏn[to] offer/run a course; [to] hold classesสาขาsăa-kăaสาขาsăa-kăa1branch (office/location)2field; discipline3branch (tree/river) [formal/literary]จิตเวชjìt-dtà-wêetจิตเวชjìt-dtà-wêet1psychiatry (medical field)2psychiatric (adj.)เพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatแพทย์pâetแพทย์pâet1doctor; physician2medical (attrib.; in compounds)เรียนรู้riian róoเรียนรู้riian róo[to] learn; acquire knowledgeการวินิจฉัยgaan wí-nít-chăiการวินิจฉัยgaan wí-nít-chăi1diagnosis; diagnostic process2adjudication; determination (process)และláeและláeand (coordinating)รักษาrák-săaรักษาrák-săa1[to] treat; cure2[to] preserve; maintain; keep3[to] guard; look after; protect4[to] keep (a promise/law); observe5[to] hold (a position); serve asความผิดปกติkwaam pìt-bpà-gà-dtìความผิดปกติkwaam pìt-bpà-gà-dtì1abnormality; irregularity; anomaly2disorder (medical/psychological)3fault; malfunction; defectทางจิตใจtaang jìt jaiทางจิตใจtaang jìt jai1mentally; psychologically2mental; psychological; emotionalอย่างเป็นระบบyàang bpen rá-bòpอย่างเป็นระบบyàang bpen rá-bòpsystematically
This university’s medical school offers a psychiatry program to train doctors to systematically diagnose and treat mental disorders.
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2AdjectiveB2

psychiatric (adj.)

Relating to psychiatry or the treatment of mental disorders; used as a modifier, as in แผนกจิตเวช 'psychiatric department'.

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is จิตเวช said จิด-ตะ-เวช?

jìt-dtà-wêet

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

jìt

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

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จิตเวชjìt-dtà-wêetจิตเวชjìt-dtà-wêetpsychiatry (medical field)psychiatry (medical field)Word