ตาณฑวะ

dtaan-tá-wá

Meaning

1NounC2

Tandava (Shiva’s cosmic dance)

the powerful cosmic dance of the Hindu god Shiva; the Tandava

Examples

ท่าtâaท่าtâa1posture; pose; stance2move; technique; style3harbor; port; pier; landing4appearance suggesting an outcome; sign5manner; way; airรำตาณฑวะram-dtaan-tá-wáรำตาณฑวะram-dtaan-tá-wá1a performance of the Tandava dance2[to] perform the Tandava danceเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)การร่ายรำgaan-râai-ramการร่ายรำgaan-râai-ramstylized dance; dance performance (often traditional/ritual)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระศิวะprá-sì-wáพระศิวะprá-sì-wáShiva; Hindu deityที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ng1[to] convey; communicate; express2[to] signify; denote; connote; refer toทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyการสร้างสรรค์gaan-sâang-sǎnการสร้างสรรค์gaan-sâang-sǎncreative process; act of creatingและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)การทำลายล้างgaan-tam-laai-láangการทำลายล้างgaan-tam-laai-láangdestruction; annihilationจักรวาลjàk-grà-waanจักรวาลjàk-grà-waan1universe; cosmos2realm; sphere (figurative)
The Tandava is the dance of Shiva that represents both the creation and destruction of the universe.
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Tones

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

Why is ตาณฑวะ said ตาณ-ทะ-วะ?

dtaan-tá-wá

Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.

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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ณ, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

dtaan

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

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——