ทวิภพ
tá-wí-pópMeaning
1NounC1
two worlds; two realms
two worlds, two realms, or two existences (often used in a literary context or referring to parallel worlds)
Examples
นวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiนวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaainovelเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ทวิภพtá-wí-pópทวิภพtá-wí-póptwo worlds; two realmsเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)เกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngผู้หญิงpûu-yǐng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเดินทางdəən-taangเดินทางdəən-taang[to] travel; make a journeyข้ามเวลาkâam-wee-laaข้ามเวลาkâam-wee-laa[to] time travelไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyในอดีตnai-à-dìitในอดีตnai-à-dìitin the past; formerly
The novel "Tawiphob" is about a woman who travels through time to the past.
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แนวคิดnaeo kítเรื่องrêuuangทวิภพtá-wí-pópมักmákถูกtòokนำมาใช้nam maa cháiในnaiภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonเพื่อpêuuaแสดงถึงsà-daeng tĕungการเชื่อมต่อgaan chêuuam dtòระหว่างrá-wàangโลกมนุษย์lôhk má-nútและláeโลกlôhkวิญญาณwin-yaan
The concept of two realms is often used in movies to show the connection between the human world and the spirit world.
การข้ามผ่านgaan-kâam-pàanรอยต่อrɔɔi-dtɔ̀ɔแห่งhɛ̀ngทวิภพtá-wí-pópในnaiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiนี้níiเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákของkɔ̌ɔngการก้าวข้ามgaan-gâao-kâamขอบเขตkɔ̀ɔp-kèetแห่งhɛ̀ngตัวตนdtuua-dtonและlɛ́กาลเวลาgaan-wee-laa
Crossing the threshold of the two worlds in this poem is a symbol of transcending the boundaries of self and time.
จิตวิญญาณjìt-dtà-win-yaanของเขาkŏng kăoต้องdtôngทนทุกข์ทรมานton túk tor-rá-maanอยู่yòoกึ่งกลางgèung glaangระหว่างrá-wàangทวิภพtá-wí-pópโดยdoiไม่อาจmâi àatหลุดพ้นlùt pónไปสู่bpai sòoสุคติsù-ká-dtìได้dâi
His soul must suffer in the middle of two existences, unable to be liberated to a peaceful afterlife.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทวิภพ said ทะ-วิ-พบ?
tá-wí-póp
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 vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tá
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
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ภพpópภพpóp1realm; plane of existence2existence; lifetime in the cycle of rebirth3(Buddhism) becoming; existencerealm; plane of existencePart 2
ทวิภพtá-wí-pópทวิภพtá-wí-póptwo worlds; two realmstwo worlds; two realmsWord