ถวิล
tà-wǐnMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] yearn for; [to] long for
to yearn for, long for, or think of someone or something with affection or nostalgia (often used in a poetic or literary context)
Examples
แม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ผ่านไปpàan-bpaiผ่านไปpàan-bpai1[to] pass by; go past2[to] elapse; go by (time)3[to] pass; be over (an event or experience)นานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังคงyang-kongยังคงyang-kongstill; [to] remain; [to] continue to be/have/doถวิลหาtà-wǐn-hǎaถวิลหาtà-wǐn-hǎa[to] yearn for [sb/sth]; [to] long forบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətbirthplace; hometownอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌əอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2regularly; habitually
Even though a long time has passed, he still yearns for his hometown.
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ชายชราchaai chá-raaนั่งมองnâng mongรูปถ่ายrôop tàaiเก่าๆgào gàoด้วยdûuayความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukถวิลหาtà-wĭn hăaอดีตà-dèetอันanแสนsăenหวานwăan
The old man sat looking at old photographs with a feeling of longing for the sweet past.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiนี้níiพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kถวิลหาtà-wǐn-hǎaคนรักkon-rákที่tîiจากไปjàak-bpaiอย่างyàangไม่มีวันmâi-mii-wanกลับglàp
This poem depicts the feeling of yearning for a departed lover who will never return.
แม้mɛ́ɛกายgaaiจะjàอยู่yùuห่างไกลhàang-glaiคนละkon-láซีกsîikโลกlôokแต่dtɛ̀ɛใจjaiยังคงyang-kongเฝ้าfâoถวิลtà-wǐnถึงtʉ̌ngมิตรสหายmít-sà-hǎaiในnaiวัยเยาว์wai-yaoมิเสื่อมคลายmí-sʉ̀ʉam-klaai
Even though physically separated on opposite sides of the world, the heart continues to endlessly yearn for childhood friends.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ถวิล said ถะ-หวิน?
tà-wǐn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
tà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |