ถัว
tǔuaMeaning
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[to] average; [to] apportion equally
to make amounts even by averaging or distributing shares equally; often by offsetting cheap and expensive items (e.g., prices, costs, shares).
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenหุ้นhûnหุ้นhûn1classifier: shares/units of stock2share; stock (finance)3equity stake; ownership portion4[to] partner; co-invest; hold shares togetherราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turnเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiso; therefore; as a resultซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offเพิ่มpə̂əmเพิ่มpə̂əm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3more; extraเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofถัวtǔuaถัวtǔua[to] average; [to] apportion equallyต้นทุนdtôn-tunต้นทุนdtôn-tun1cost; cost of production2starting advantage/disadvantage; baseline
When the stock price dropped, he bought more to average down his cost.
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เราraoซื้อของsʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngมาmaaสองsɔ̌ɔngล็อตlɔ́tราคาraa-kaaไม่เท่ากันmâi-tâo-ganต้องdtɔ̂ngเอามาao-maaคิดkítถัวเฉลี่ยtǔua-chà-lìiaกันgan
We bought two lots at different prices, so we need to average them out.
กลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútการgaanถัวเฉลี่ยtǔua-chà-lìiaต้นทุนdtôn-tunเหมาะmɔ̀สำหรับsǎm-ràpนักลงทุนnák-long-tunระยะยาวrá-yá-yaaoที่tîiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngการจับจังหวะgaan-jàp-jang-wàตลาดdtà-làat
The dollar-cost averaging strategy is suitable for long-term investors who don't want to time the market.
แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàขายkǎaiทิ้งtíngทั้งหมดtáng-mòtตอนdtɔɔnขาดทุนkàat-tunบางคนbaang-konเลือกlʉ̂ʉakที่จะtîi-jàซื้อsʉ́ʉถัวtǔuaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหวังว่าwǎng-wâaราคาraa-kaaจะjàกลับตัวglàp-dtuuaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaในอนาคตnai-à-naa-kót
Instead of selling everything at a loss, some people choose to average down, hoping the price will rebound in the future.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
tǔua
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → 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 | — | — |