นาวา
naa-waaMeaning
1NounC1
ship; vessel (literary/formal)
a ship or large boat; literary or formal term.
Examples
พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asนาวาnaa-waaนาวาnaa-waaship; vessel (literary/formal)ขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yài1large; big; large-scale2large size (option)ลำlamลำlam1classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instruments2classifier: beams/rays of light; laser3shaft; trunk; stalk; hull/body (of boat or instrument)4beam; ray (of light)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesแล่นlɛ̂ɛnแล่นlɛ̂ɛn1[to] sail; move swiftly (through water/air)2[to] run; travel (of a vehicle)3[to] run; dashออกจากท่าɔ̀ɔk-jàak-tâaออกจากท่าɔ̀ɔk-jàak-tâa[to] depart from a port (ship)เรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉaboat; ship; vesselไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past
We saw a large ship sailing out of the harbor.
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ในnaiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngนาวาnaa-waaที่tîiล่องลอยlɔ̂ng-lɔɔiอย่างเดียวดายyàang-diiao-daaiกลางglaangมหาสมุทรmá-hǎa-sà-mùtอันanกว้างใหญ่gwâang-yài
The poem describes a ship drifting alone in the vast ocean.
กัปตันgàp-dtanยืนอยู่yʉʉn-yùuบนbonสะพานsà-paanเดินเรือdəən-rʉʉaบังคับนาวาbang-káp-naa-waaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoฝ่าfàaคลื่นลมklʉ̂ʉn-lomที่tîiโหมกระหน่ำhǒom-grà-nàm
The captain stood on the bridge, steering his vessel through the raging storm.
ยามyaamอาทิตย์อัสดงaa-tít-àt-sà-dongเงาngaoของkɔ̌ɔngนาวาnaa-waaที่tîiทอดtɔ̂ɔtทาบtâapบนbonผืนน้ำpʉ̌ʉn-náamสีทองsǐi-tɔɔngเป็นbpenภาพpâapที่งดงามtîi-ngót-ngaamจับใจjàp-jai
At sunset, the silhouette of the ship against the golden water was a breathtakingly beautiful sight.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
naa
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
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วาwaaวาwaa1wa (Thai length unit; 2 meters)2square wa (colloq.; Thai area unit; 4 square meters)wa (Thai length unit; 2 meters)Part 2
นาวาnaa-waaนาวาnaa-waaship; vessel (literary/formal)ship; vessel (literary/formal)Word