ธวัล
tá-wanMeanings
1AdjectiveC2
white (literary)
White in color; used in literary language.
Examples
หิมะhì-máหิมะhì-másnowสีsǐiสีsǐi1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polish4flush (poker)5[to] mill; husk (rice)6[to] play (a bowed instrument)ธวัลtá-wanธวัลtá-wan1white (literary)2clean; pure (literary)3bright; radiant (literary)ปกคลุมbpòk-klumปกคลุมbpòk-klum[to] cover; envelop; blanketยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎoยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎomountaintop; summit; peakขณะที่kà-nà-tîiขณะที่kà-nà-tîi1while; at the time that2whereas; in contrastป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated4jungle area (gaming)เบื้องล่างbʉ̂ʉang-lâangเบื้องล่างbʉ̂ʉang-lâang1below; underneath (formal)2the lower part/sectionยังคงyang-kongยังคงyang-kongstill; [to] remain; [to] continue to be/have/doเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สีเขียวเข้มsǐi-kǐiao-kêmสีเขียวเข้มsǐi-kǐiao-kêmdark green color
White snow covered the mountain peak, while the forest below remained dark green.
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ท่ามกลางtâam glaangใบบัวbai buuaสีเขียวsĕe kĭiaoกลีบบัวglèep buuaสีsĕeธวัลtá-wanค่อยkôiๆ-คลี่ออกklêe òkต้อนรับdtôn rápแสงsăengแรกrâekแห่งhàengวันwan
Among the green lotus leaves, white lotus petals slowly unfolded to greet the first light of day.
นกกระยางnók-grà-yaangยืนนิ่งyʉʉn-nîngอยู่yùuริมrimบึงbʉngขนkǒnสีsǐiธวัลtá-wanของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manตัดกับdtàt-gàpผืนน้ำpʉ̌ʉn-náamสีsǐiคล้ำklámจนjonมองเห็นได้mɔɔng-hěn-dâaiแต่ไกลdtɛ̀ɛ-glai
An egret stood motionless beside the pond, its white feathers contrasting with the dark water so sharply that it could be seen from afar.
บนbonผืนผ้าpʉ̌ʉn-pâaสีครามsǐi-kraamช่างปักchâang-bpàkใช้cháiเส้นด้ายsên-dâaiสีsǐiธวัลtá-wanสร้างsâangลายคลื่นlaai-klʉ̂ʉnราวraaoจะjàตรึงdtrʉngฟองคลื่นfɔɔng-klʉ̂ʉnที่tîiแตกกระจายdtɛ̀ɛk-grà-jaaiยามyaamกระทบgrà-tópฝั่งfàngไว้wáiในnaiเนื้อผ้าnʉ́ʉa-pâa
On indigo fabric, the embroiderer used white thread to create a wave pattern, as though capturing the foam of waves breaking on the shore within the cloth.
2AdjectiveC2
clean; pure (literary)
Clean, pure, or unblemished; used in literary language.
Examples
แม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)เอาเปรียบao-bprìiapเอาเปรียบao-bprìiap[to] take advantage of; exploitอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌əอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2regularly; habituallyเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardรักษาจิตrák-sǎa-jìtรักษาจิตrák-sǎa-jìt[to] guard the mind; [to] keep the mind calmใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)อันanอันan1thing; item; one2general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things3which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)4as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)ธวัลtá-wanธวัลtá-wan1white (literary)2clean; pure (literary)3bright; radiant (literary)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)คิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planทำร้ายtam-ráaiทำร้ายtam-ráai1[to] harm; hurt [sb/sth]2[to] assault; attackใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
Although she was repeatedly taken advantage of, she maintained a pure heart and never thought of harming anyone.
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ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangคำกล่าวหาkam-glàao-hǎaนานัปการnaa-náp-bpà-gaanเจตนาjèet-dtà-naaอันanธวัลtá-wanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoปรากฏชัดbpraa-gòt-chátจากjàakการช่วยเหลือgaan-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaผู้pûuตกทุกข์ได้ยากdtòk-túk-dâai-yâakโดยdooiไม่mâiหวังwǎngผลตอบแทนpǒn-dtɔ̀ɔp-tɛɛn
Amid countless accusations, the purity of his intentions was evident in his selfless assistance to those in distress.
เขาkǎoยอมyɔɔmสละตำแหน่งsà-là-dtam-nɛ̀ngแทนtɛɛnการgaanร่วมrûuamทุจริตtút-jà-rìtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาเกียรติrák-sǎa-gìiatอันanธวัลtá-wanที่tîiสั่งสมมาsàng-sǒm-maaตลอดชีวิตdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-chii-wít
He relinquished his position rather than participate in corruption, preserving the unblemished honor he had built throughout his life.
แม้mɛ́ɛอำนาจam-nâatจะjàหยิบยื่นyìp-yʉ̂ʉnทั้งtángลาภยศlâap-yótและlɛ́ทางลัดtaang-látแห่งhɛ̀ngความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂มิmíยอมให้yɔɔm-hâiสิ่งsìngเหล่านั้นlào-nánแปดเปื้อนbpɛ̀ɛt-bpʉ̂ʉanมโนธรรมmá-noo-tamอันanธวัลtá-wanที่tîiรักษาrák-sǎaมาmaaแต่dtɛ̀ɛเยาว์วัยyao-wai
Although power offered him wealth, rank, and shortcuts to success, he would not allow them to stain the unsullied conscience he had preserved since childhood.
3AdjectiveC2
bright; radiant (literary)
Bright, clear, or radiant in appearance; used in literary language.
Examples
แสงอรุณsăeng a-runแสงอรุณsăeng a-rundawn light; daybreakอันanอันan1thing; item; one2general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things3which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)4as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)ธวัลtá-wanธวัลtá-wan1white (literary)2clean; pure (literary)3bright; radiant (literary)ลอดผ่านlôt pàanลอดผ่านlôt pàan1[to] pass through/under2[to] filter through/shine through/come throughม่านmâanม่านmâan1curtain; drape2screen; veilบางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมืดมิดmêut mítมืดมิดmêut mít1pitch-dark; completely dark2figurative: hopeless; without prospectsค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterๆ-สว่างsà-wàangสว่างsà-wàang1bright; well-lit2[to] become bright; be illuminated3clear; evident (figurative)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)
Bright dawn light filtered through the thin curtains, gradually illuminating the dark room.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมฆmêekคล้อยklɔ́ɔiพ้นpónยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎoแสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janอันanธวัลtá-wanก็gɔ̂ทอดtɔ̂ɔtลงบนlong-bonลานหินlaan-hǐnจนjonเห็นhěnทางเดินtaang-dəənได้dâaiชัดเจนchát-jeen
When the clouds drifted beyond the mountain peak, brilliant moonlight fell across the stone courtyard, making the path clearly visible.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวkàaoว่าwâaลูกlûukปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-paiดวงหน้าduuang-nâaของkɔ̌ɔngนางnaangก็gɔ̂แลดูlɛɛ-duuธวัลtá-wanขึ้นkʉ̂nทันใดtan-daiและlɛ́รอยยิ้มrɔɔi-yímที่tîiเลือนหายไปlʉʉan-hǎai-bpaiนานnaanก็gɔ̂กลับมาglàp-maaอีกครั้งìik-kráng
Upon hearing that her child was safe, her face suddenly looked radiant, and a long-absent smile returned.
ครั้นkránแสงsɛ̌ɛngแรกrɛ̂ɛkแห่งhɛ̀ngวันwanต้องdtɔ̂ngยอดเจดีย์yɔ̂ɔt-jee-diiทองtɔɔngองค์ongเจดีย์jee-diiก็gɔ̂แลดูlɛɛ-duuธวัลtá-wanราวกับraao-gàpกำลังgam-langเปล่งรัศมีbplèeng-rát-sà-mǐiอยู่เหนือyùu-nʉ̌ʉaทะเลหมอกtá-lee-mɔ̀ɔkที่tîiยังyangคลุมklumหุบเขาhùp-kǎo
When the first light of day touched the golden stupa’s pinnacle, the stupa appeared radiant, as though shining above the sea of mist still veiling the valley.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ธวัล said ทะ-วัน?
tá-wan
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 | — | — |