ทบทวี
tóp-tá-wiiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] multiply; increase many times over
To increase many times over in amount, number, or strength.
Examples
หนี้สินnêe sĭnหนี้สินnêe sĭn1debt; liabilities2liabilities (accounting)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsทบทวีtóp tá-weeทบทวีtóp tá-wee[to] multiply; increase many times overขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)เรื่อยrêuuaiเรื่อยrêuuai1continuously; continually2steadily; gradually3casually; at leisureๆ-เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toกู้เงินgôo ngernกู้เงินgôo ngern[to] borrow moneyใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)4[to] pass a ballหนี้nêeหนี้nêedebt; liabilityเก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdated
His debts kept multiplying because he had to take out new loans to repay old ones.
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ปริมาณbpà-rí-maanน้ำnáamในnaiแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamทบทวีtóp-tá-wiiขึ้นkʉ̂nหลังlǎngฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkหลายlǎaiวันwanจนjonน้ำnáamล้นlónตลิ่งdtà-lìng
The volume of water in the river increased many times over after several days of heavy rain, causing it to overflow its banks.
เมื่อmêuuaข่าวลือkàao leuuถูกtòokส่งต่อsòng dtòซ้ำsámๆ-ความหวาดระแวงkwaam wàat rá-waengก็gâwทบทวีtóp tá-weeจนjonผู้คนpôo konไม่mâiกล้าglâaไว้วางใจwái waang jaiกันgan
As the rumors were passed on repeatedly, suspicion intensified manyfold until people no longer dared to trust one another.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaผู้คนpûu-konแบ่งปันbɛ̀ng-bpanความรู้kwaam-rúuและlɛ́ร่วมมือกันrûuam-mʉʉ-ganพลังpá-langในnaiการแก้ปัญหาgaan-gɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaก็gɔ̂ทบทวีtóp-tá-wiiเกินกว่าgəən-gwàaที่tîiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láคนkonจะjàทำได้tam-dâaiตามลำพังdtaam-lam-pang
When people share knowledge and work together, their ability to solve problems multiplies far beyond what each person could achieve alone.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทบทวี said ทบ-ทะ-วี?
tóp-tá-wii
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tóp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
ทบtópทบtóp1Army (abbr.)2[to] fold over; double3cumulative; compounded; folded over4[to] double the stake; press a betArmy (abbr.)Part 1
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ทวีtá-wiiทวีtá-wii1[to] increase; multiply; intensify2two; double (in compounds)[to] increase; multiply; intensifyPart 2
ทบทวีtóp-tá-wiiทบทวีtóp-tá-wii[to] multiply; increase many times over[to] multiply; increase many times overWord