ชีวะ
chii-wáMeanings
1NounB1
biology (informal abbr.)
Informal abbreviation of ชีววิทยาชีววิทยาchii-wá-wít-tá-yaabiology ‘biology’, the study of living organisms and life processes.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสอบsɔ̀ɔpสอบsɔ̀ɔp1[to] take an exam; sit a test2exam; test (colloq.)3[to] test; examine (ability)4tapered; narrowing toward one endชีวะchii-wáชีวะchii-wá1biology (informal abbr.)2life; vitality (literary)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)เซลล์seelเซลล์seel1cell (biology)2cell (electrical)พื้นฐานpʉ́ʉn-tǎanพื้นฐานpʉ́ʉn-tǎan1basic; fundamental2foundation; basis3background (knowledge/education)
Tomorrow there's a bio exam on basic cells.
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ครูชีวะkruu-chii-wáให้hâiทำtamรายงานraai-ngaanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการสืบพันธุ์gaan-sʉ̀ʉp-panของkɔ̌ɔngพืชpʉ̂ʉt
The bio teacher assigned a report on plant reproduction.
ผมpǒmชอบchɔ̂ɔpวิชาชีวะwí-chaa-chii-wáเพราะprɔ́ได้dâaiเรียนรู้riian-rúuโครงสร้างร่างกายkroong-sâang-râang-gaaiมนุษย์má-nútอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiat
I like bio because we learn the human body's structure in detail.
วิชาชีวะwí-chaa-chii-wáภาคสนามpâak-sà-nǎamครั้งนี้kráng-níiจะjàเก็บข้อมูลgèp-kɔ̂ɔ-muunความหลากหลายทางชีวภาพkwaam-làak-lǎai-taang-chii-wá-pâapในnaiป่าชายเลนbpàa-chaai-leen
This fieldwork for bio will collect data on biodiversity in the mangrove forest.
2NounB2
life; vitality (literary)
Life or vitality; the state of being alive (literary/formal, often in compounds).
Examples
แพทย์pɛ̂ɛtแพทย์pɛ̂ɛt1doctor; physician2medical (attrib.; in compounds)พยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptยื้อyʉ́ʉยื้อyʉ́ʉ1[to] tug; pull back and forth; wrest [sth]2[to] stall; drag out; buy time3[to] fend off; keep going; keep alive (fig.)ชีวะchii-wáชีวะchii-wá1biology (informal abbr.)2life; vitality (literary)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนไข้kon-kâiคนไข้kon-kâipatient (medical)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)อย่างสุดความสามารถyàang-sùt-kwaam-sǎa-mâatอย่างสุดความสามารถyàang-sùt-kwaam-sǎa-mâatto the best of one's ability
The doctors tried their best to prolong the patient's life.
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Soldiers are willing to sacrifice their lives to protect the nation.
ในทางnai-taangพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaการเกิดgaan-gə̀ətแก่gɛ̀ɛเจ็บjèpตายdtaaiเป็นวงbpen-wongจรjɔɔnแห่งhɛ̀ngชีวะchii-wáที่tîiทุกtúkสรรพสิ่งsàp-pá-sìngต้องdtɔ̂ngเผชิญpà-chəən
In Buddhism, birth, aging, sickness, and death are the cycle of life that all beings must face.
กวีเอกgà-wee èkได้dâiรจนาrót-jà-naaบทกวีbòt gà-weeที่têeสะท้อนsà-tónคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaแห่งhàengชีวะchee-wáและláeความไม่เที่ยงkwaam mâi tîiangของkŏngสรรพสิ่งsàp-pá-sìng
The great poet composed a poem that reflects the value of life and the impermanence of all things.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chii
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ชีchiiชีchii1maechi; Buddhist nun (Thailand)2Catholic/Christian nun (colloquial)maechi; Buddhist nun (Thailand)Part 1
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วะwáวะwá1particle: adds force to a statement (very informal, rough)2particle (question; very informal, rough): used at sentence end to add bluntness/attitudeparticle: adds force to a statement (very informal, rough)Part 2
ชีวะchii-wáชีวะchii-wábiology (informal abbr.)biology (informal abbr.)Word