ทิวา
tí-waaMeaning
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daytime
daytime; the period of light between sunrise and sunset (a formal or literary word).
Examples
เหล่าlàoเหล่าlào1group; set; category2the ... (plural/collective marker)3classifier: groups; kinds; military branchesผีเสื้อpǐi-sʉ̂ʉaผีเสื้อpǐi-sʉ̂ʉa1butterfly2fickle lover; flirt (fig.)โบยบินbooi-binโบยบินbooi-bin[to] fly; soarหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactเกสรดอกไม้gee-sɔ̌ɔn-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiเกสรดอกไม้gee-sɔ̌ɔn-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiflower pollenในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ยามyaamยามyaam1guard; watchman2time; period; at the time of (formal/lit.)3watch duty; guard shift4quarter of the night (traditional)ทิวาtí-waaทิวาtí-waadaytime
The butterflies fly around searching for pollen during the daytime.
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ในnaiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiมักmákเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiapความสว่างkwaam-sà-wàangสดใสsòt-sǎiของkɔ̌ɔngทิวาtí-waaกับgàpความมืดมิดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉt-mítของkɔ̌ɔngราตรีraa-dtrii
In poetry, the brightness of the daytime is often compared to the darkness of the night.
สรรพสัตว์sàp-pá-sàtส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiออกหากินɔ̀ɔk-hǎa-ginในnaiยามyaamทิวาtí-waaและlɛ́กลับglàpเข้าkâoรังrangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnในnaiยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉn
Most creatures go out to find food during the daytime and return to their nests to rest at night.
แสงsɛ̌ɛngแห่งhɛ̀ngทิวาtí-waaที่tîiสาดส่องsàat-sɔ̀ɔngลงมาlong-maaทำให้tam-hâiทิวทัศน์tiu-tátของkɔ̌ɔngหุบเขาhùp-kǎoเบื้องล่างbʉ̂ʉang-lâangดูduuงดงามngót-ngaamจับตาjàp-dtaa
The light of day shining down made the scenery of the valley below look breathtakingly beautiful.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
tí
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 | — | — |