ทวี
tá-wiiMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] increase; multiply; intensify
To become or make greater in amount, number, or intensity; to multiply or grow.
Examples
จำนวนjam-nuuanจำนวนjam-nuuan1number; amount; quantity2number (mathematics)3a number of; severalผู้ชมpûu-chomผู้ชมpûu-chom1viewer; spectator2audience (viewers)ทวีขึ้นtá-wii-kʉ̂nทวีขึ้นtá-wii-kʉ̂n[to] increase; intensify; escalateอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoquickly; rapidly; swiftlyหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureคลิปklípคลิปklíp1clip (short video)2clip (fastener)3classifier: video clips4[to] clip; fasten with a clip5ammunition clipถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)แชร์chɛɛแชร์chɛɛ1[to] share; split costs2share (social-media action)3rotating savings club; money pool
The number of viewers increased rapidly after the clip was shared.
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When heavy rain falls, the risk of flooding likewise increases.
แรงกดดันraeng gòt danจากjàakงานngaanทวีขึ้นtá-wee kêunเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiจนjonเขาkăoต้องdtôngหยุดพักyùt pák
Work pressure kept intensifying until he had to take a break.
เมื่อmêuuaมีmeeข้อมูลkôr moonมากขึ้นmâak kêunความซับซ้อนkwaam sáp sónของkŏngปัญหาbpan-hăaก็gâwทวีขึ้นtá-wee kêunเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuai
As more information comes in, the complexity of the problem keeps increasing.
2AdjectiveC1
two; double (in compounds)
Meaning two or double in compounds, as in ทวีบาท ‘two-footed’.
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeทวีtá-wiiทวีtá-wii1[to] increase; multiply; intensify2two; double (in compounds)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ทวีtá-wiiทวีtá-wii1[to] increase; multiply; intensify2two; double (in compounds)บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)แปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2share; quota3department; division; unit4as for; regarding5over (in fractions)บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)แปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsเท้าtáaoเท้าtáao1foot2base; pedestal; bottom part3[to] brace; prop; rest against for support
The teacher explained that thawi in the word thawibat means two, while bat means foot.
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หนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉเล่มlêmนี้níiใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaทวีtá-wiiบาทbàatเรียกrîiakสัตว์sàtสองsɔ̌ɔngเท้าtáaoโดยdooiยกyókนกnókเป็นbpenตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangให้hâiผู้pûuอ่านเข้าใจàan-kâo-jai
This book uses the term thawibat for two-footed animals, giving birds as an example to help readers understand.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพบpópคำว่าkam-wâaทวีtá-wiiบาทbàatคู่กับkûu-gàpจตุjà-dtùบาทbàatในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiผู้อ่านpûu-àanควรkuuanเข้าใจว่าkâo-jai-wâaผู้ประพันธ์pûu-bprà-panกำลังgam-langกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngสัตว์sàtสองsɔ̌ɔngเท้าtáaoและlɛ́สัตว์sàtสี่sìiเท้าtáaoตามลำดับdtaam-lam-dàp
When thawibat appears alongside chatubat in literature, readers should understand that the author is referring to two-footed and four-footed creatures, respectively.
บรรณาธิการban-naa-tí-gaanเสนอsà-nə̌əให้hâiคงkongคำว่าkam-wâaทวีtá-wiiบาทbàatไว้wáiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaสำนวนsǎm-nuuanเดิมdəəmแต่dtɛ̀ɛเพิ่มpə̂əmเชิงอรรถchəəng-àtอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaทวีtá-wiiในnaiที่tîiนี้níiหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngสองsɔ̌ɔngมิได้mí-dâaiสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngการเพิ่มจำนวนgaan-pə̂əm-jam-nuuan
The editor suggested retaining thawibat to preserve the original wording, while adding a footnote explaining that thawi here means two and does not indicate an increase in number.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทวี said ทะ-วี?
tá-wii
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 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 | — | — |