ทั่ว
tûuaMeanings
1AdverbA2
all over; everywhere
in every part of a place or area; over or across the whole of something; covering a whole region
Examples
ดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiflower; flowersบานbaanบานbaan1[to] bloom2[to] spread out; [to] flare outward3wide; flared4[to] balloon; [to] swell; [to] escalate (cost/size/number)ทั่วtûuaทั่วtûua1all over; everywhere2whole; entireสวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)
Flowers are blooming all over the garden.
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After the storm, there were puddles all over the yard.
Notices were posted throughout the building so everyone could see.
กลิ่นglìnอาหารaa-hǎanหอมลอยhɔ̌ɔm-lɔɔiไปทั่วbpai-tûuaตลาดdtà-làatจนjonคนkonเดินผ่านdəən-pàanหยุดyùtมองmɔɔng
The aroma of food drifted throughout the market, causing passersby to stop and look.
2AdjectiveB1
whole; entire
covering or extending to every part of a place or area
Examples
ข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastทั่วทั้งประเทศtûua-táng-bprà-têetทั่วทั้งประเทศtûua-táng-bprà-têetnationwide; all over the countryภายในpaai-naiภายในpaai-nai1inside; internal2inside; indoors3within; inside (place/scope)4within (time limit); byวันเดียวwan-diiaoวันเดียวwan-diiaoone day
This news spread across the entire country in one day.
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รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanประกาศbprà-gàatมาตรการช่วยเหลือmâat-dtrà-gaan-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaที่tîiใช้ได้chái-dâaiทั่วทั้งtûua-tángจังหวัดjang-wàt
The government announced relief measures that apply across the entire province.
งานเทศกาลngaan-têet-sà-gaanนี้níiจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛngศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinจากjàakทั่วทั้งtûua-tángภูมิภาคpuu-mí-pâak
This festival features artists from across the entire region.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiใหม่màiมีผลบังคับใช้mii-pǒn-bang-káp-cháiทั่วทั้งtûua-tángระบบการศึกษาrá-bòp-gaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛระดับrá-dàpประถมbprà-tǒmจนถึงjon-tʉ̌ngมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-lai
The new policy takes effect across the entire education system, from primary school to university.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
tûua
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |