ทำว่าว
tam-wâaoMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] make a kite
to make or craft a kite (build or assemble a kite)
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)กำลังจะgam-lang-jàกำลังจะgam-lang-jàabout to (imminent future)ทำว่าวtam-wâaoทำว่าวtam-wâao[to] make a kiteด้วยกันdûuai-ganด้วยกันdûuai-gan1together; jointly2in total; altogether3of the same group; fellow
My dad and I are going to make a kite together.
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คุณปู่kun-bpùuของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnรู้rúuวิธีwí-tiiทำว่าวtam-wâaoโดยdooiใช้cháiแค่kɛ̂ɛไม้ไผ่máai-pàiกับgàpกระดาษgrà-dàat
My grandfather knows how to make a kite using only bamboo and paper.
เด็กๆdèk dèkในnaiชุมชนchum-chonรวมตัวกันruuam dtuua ganทำว่าวtam wâaoจุฬาjù-laaเพื่อpêuuaเข้าkâoประกวดbprà-gùuatในnaiงานประจำปีngaan bprà-jam bpee
The kids in the community gathered to make a Chula kite for the annual festival competition.
การทำgaan-tamว่าวปักเป้าwâao-bpàk-bpâoให้hâiได้สัดส่วนdâai-sàt-sùuanที่tîiถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ngและlɛ́สวยงามsǔuai-ngaamนั้นnánต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความชำนาญkwaam-cham-naanและlɛ́ประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanสูงsǔung
Making a Pakpao kite with correct and beautiful proportions requires great skill and experience.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทำว่าว said ทัม-ว่าว?
tam-wâao
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 endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tam
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; make[to] do; makePart 1
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ว่าวwâaoว่าวwâao1kite (toy)2classifier: ตัว3kite (fishing trap)4[to] ejaculate; [to] come (male) (slang)5[to] miss out; fail (slang)kite (toy)Part 2
ทำว่าวtam-wâaoทำว่าวtam-wâao[to] make a kite[to] make a kiteWord