ทแกล้ว
tá-glɛ̂ɛoMeanings
1AdjectiveC1
brave; valiant
brave, valiant, or courageous (typically used in literary, poetic, or historical contexts)
Examples
ชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male sex3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shoreผู้นี้pôo néeผู้นี้pôo néethis personมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoจิตใจjìt jaiจิตใจjìt jaimind; heart; spirit (inner feelings)ทแกล้วtá-glâewทแกล้วtá-glâew1brave; valiant2brave person; warriorหาญhăanหาญhăan1brave; bold; courageous (formal/literary)2[to] dare; venture; have the audacity to (formal/literary)ไม่เคยmâi koieไม่เคยmâi koienever; have neverหวาดกลัวwàat gluaหวาดกลัวwàat glua1afraid; terrified2[to] be afraid ofต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendอันตรายan-dtà-raaiอันตรายan-dtà-raai1danger; hazard2dangerous; hazardousใดdaiใดdai1which; any (unspecified)2any; whichever (unspecified)ๆ-ที่อยู่têe yòoที่อยู่têe yòo1address (location details)2residence; place of living3address (digital)ตรงหน้าdtrong nâaตรงหน้าdtrong nâa1right in front; right before one's eyes2in front of [sb/sth]
This man has a valiant heart and is never afraid of any danger in front of him.
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กองทัพgɔɔng-tápต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmผู้pûuทแกล้วtá-glɛ̂ɛoหาญhǎanมาmaaร่วมรบrûuam-rópเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปกป้องบ้านเมืองbpòk-bpɔ̂ng-bâan-mʉʉangจากjàakศัตรูsàt-dtruu
The army needs valiant young men to join the battle to protect the country from enemies.
วีรกรรมwii-rá-gamอันanทแกล้วtá-glɛ̂ɛoหาญhǎanของkɔ̌ɔngบรรพบุรุษban-pá-bù-rútจะjàถูกtùukจารึกjaa-rʉ́kไว้wáiในnaiหน้าnâaประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatของkɔ̌ɔngชาติchâatสืบไปsʉ̀ʉp-bpai
The valiant heroic deeds of our ancestors will be inscribed in the pages of the nation's history forever.
ด้วยdûuaiน้ำใจnáam-jaiอันanทแกล้วtá-glɛ̂ɛoเด็ดเดี่ยวdèt-dìiaoขุนพลkǔn-ponจึงjʉngควบkûuapม้าmáaฝ่าวงล้อมfàa-wong-lɔ́ɔmของkɔ̌ɔngข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiโดยdooiไม่mâiคิดkítเสียดายsǐia-daaiชีวิตchii-wít
With a courageous and resolute spirit, the warlord rode his horse through the enemy's encirclement without regretting the loss of his life.
2NounC1
brave person; warrior
a brave person or warrior, especially in literary, poetic, or historical use
Examples
พระราชาprá-raa-chaaพระราชาprá-raa-chaakingทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixมอบmɔ̂ɔpมอบmɔ̂ɔp1[to] give; present; hand over2[to] assign; entrust; delegateรางวัลraang-wanรางวัลraang-wan1prize; award2reward3bounty (offered reward)ให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛto; for [sb] (recipient/beneficiary; formal)ทแกล้วtá-glɛ̂ɛoทแกล้วtá-glɛ̂ɛo1brave; valiant2brave person; warriorที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerรอดชีวิตrɔ̂ɔt-chii-wítรอดชีวิตrɔ̂ɔt-chii-wít[to] survive; stay aliveกลับมาglàp-maaกลับมาglàp-maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmสงครามsǒng-kraamสงครามsǒng-kraamwar
The king gave rewards to the warriors who survived and returned from the war.
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เหล่าlàoทแกล้วtá-glɛ̂ɛoต่างdtàangลับlápอาวุธaa-wútของkɔ̌ɔngตนdtonให้hâiแหลมคมlɛ̌ɛm-komก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taangไปยังbpai-yangสมรภูมิsà-mɔ̌ɔ-rá-puum
The brave warriors sharpened their weapons before setting out to the battlefield.
เสียงโห่ร้องsǐiang-hòo-rɔ́ɔngของkɔ̌ɔngหมู่mùuทแกล้วtá-glɛ̂ɛoทหารtá-hǎanดังdangกึกก้องgʉ̀k-gɔ̂ɔngไปทั่วbpai-tûuaทั้งtángหุบเขาhùp-kǎoสร้างขวัญกำลังใจsâang-kwǎn-gam-lang-jaiให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛกองทัพgɔɔng-tápเป็นอย่างมากbpen-yàang-mâak
The battle cries of the troop of brave warriors echoed throughout the valley, greatly boosting the army's morale.
หน้าที่nâa-tîiอันanทรงเกียรติsong-gìiatของkɔ̌ɔngทแกล้วtá-glɛ̂ɛoคือkʉʉการgaanอารักขาaa-rák-kǎaพระนครprá-ná-kɔɔnและlɛ́รักษาrák-sǎaอธิปไตยà-típ-bpà-dtaiของkɔ̌ɔngแว่นแคว้นwɛ̂ɛn-kwɛ́ɛnไว้wáiด้วยdûuaiเลือดเนื้อlʉ̂ʉat-nʉ́ʉa
The honorable duty of a warrior is to protect the capital and preserve the realm's sovereignty with their flesh and blood.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทแกล้ว said ทะ-แกล้ว?
tá-glɛ̂ɛo
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
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 | — | — |