จิ๋วๆ
jĭw-jĭwMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
very small; tiny
Very small or tiny, often used to describe multiple small items or to emphasize smallness.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offของเล่นkŏng lênของเล่นkŏng lên1toy; plaything2novelty; fun gadget3plaything (figurative)ชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1piece; item; fragment; slice2classifier: pieces/itemsจิ๋วๆjĭw-jĭwจิ๋วๆjĭw-jĭwvery small; tinyมาสะสมmaa sà-sŏmมาสะสมmaa sà-sŏm[to] come to collect [sth]; come to accumulate [sth]
I like to buy and collect tiny toys.
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Mom diced the carrots into tiny pieces to put in the fried rice for her child.
เวลาway-laaไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têhtเขาkăoมักจะmák jàซื้อséuของที่ระลึกkŏng têe rá-léukชิ้นchínจิ๋วๆjĭw-jĭwกลับมาglàp maaฝากfàakเพื่อนpêuuanเสมอsà-mĕr
When traveling abroad, he always buys tiny souvenirs to bring back for friends.
ช่างฝีมือchâang fĕe meuuใช้เวลาchái way-laaนานnaanหลายlăaiเดือนdeuuanในnaiการประกอบgaan bprà-gòpชิ้นส่วนchín sùuanจิ๋วๆjĭw-jĭwนับพันnáp panชิ้นchínเพื่อpêuuaสร้างsâangแบบจำลองbàep jam longเรือรบreuua rópที่têeสมจริงsŏm jing
The craftsman spent many months assembling thousands of tiny parts to create a realistic model of a warship.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is จิ๋วๆ said จิ๋ว-จิ๋ว?
jĭw-jĭw
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
jĭw
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |