ธันวา
tan-waaMeanings
1NounA1
December (short form)
the month of December; an informal short form of ธันวาคมธันวาคมtan-waa-komDecember
Examples
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My birthday is in December.
Last December, the weather was very good.
We will go travel to Phuket in December.
2Proper nounB2
Thanwa (Thai given name)
a Thai given name, typically male
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritธันวาtan-waaธันวาtan-waa1December (short form)2Thanwa (Thai given name)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateคนใหม่kon-màiคนใหม่kon-mài1new person; newcomer; new member/hire2new romantic partner (colloquial)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
Mr. Thanwa is my new colleague.
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I called Thanwa this morning, but he didn't pick up.
ทุกtúkคนในทีมkon-nai-tiimต่างdtàangยอมรับyɔɔm-rápในnaiความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatของkɔ̌ɔngธันวาtan-waaในnaiการแก้ไขปัญหาgaan-gɛ̂ɛ-kǎi-bpan-hǎaเฉพาะหน้าchà-pɔ́-nâa
Everyone in the team recognizes Thanwa's ability to solve problems on the spot.
โครงการkroong-gaanที่tîiธันวาtan-waaรับผิดชอบráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpอยู่yùuมีmiiความคืบหน้าkwaam-kʉ̂ʉp-nâaไปbpaiมากmâakและlɛ́ได้รับdâi-rápคำชมkam-chomจากjàakผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎan
The project that Thanwa is responsible for has made significant progress and received praise from the management.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ธันวา said ทัน-วา?
tan-waa
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 syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tan
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 | — | — |