บทกวี
bòt-gà-wiiMeaning
1NounB1
a poem; a piece of verse
A single piece of literary work arranged in verse; a poem.
Examples
นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiia poem; a piece of verseในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องเรียนhɔ̂ng-riianห้องเรียนhɔ̂ng-riianclassroom
The students are reading a poem in the classroom.
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I like this poem because it has a deep meaning.
เขาkǎoเขียนบทkǐian-bòtกวีgà-wiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสดงsà-dɛɛngความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kที่tîiมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔเธอtəə
He wrote a poem to express his feelings for her.
การตีความgaan-dtii-kwaamบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiของkɔ̌ɔngกวีgà-wiiร่วมสมัยrûuam-sà-mǎiมักmákต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความเข้าใจkwaam-kâo-jaiในnaiบริบทbɔɔ-rí-bòtทางสังคมtaang-sǎng-kom
Interpreting the poems of contemporary poets often requires an understanding of the social context.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บทกวี said บท-กะ-วี?
bòt-gà-wii
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ท, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bòt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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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บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiia poem; a piece of versea poem; a piece of verseWord