พิศวง
pít-sà-wongMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] marvel; wonder; be astonished
To feel astonishment, curiosity, or puzzlement at something unusual.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยืนดูyʉʉn-duuยืนดูyʉʉn-duu[to] stand and watchท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavensยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉnยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉn1nighttime; the night2at night; during the nightด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความพิศวงkwaam-pít-sà-wongความพิศวงkwaam-pít-sà-wongwonder; amazement; bewildermentเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughอยากรู้yàak-rúuอยากรู้yàak-rúu[to] want to know [sth]ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeดาวdaaoดาวdaao1star (celestial body)2star (famous person)3star symbol/markพวกนั้นpûuak-nánพวกนั้นpûuak-nánthose; they; themอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainไกลglaiไกลglai1far; distant2far; to a distant place3far (in time/relationship); distantแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎi1how much; to what extent2how far/long3no matter how ... (pattern)
I stood watching the night sky in fascination, wondering how far those stars are.
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เด็กๆdèk dèkมองmongการแสดงgaan sà-daengมายากลmaa-yaa-gonด้วยdûuayความพิศวงkwaam pít-sà-wŏngทั้งtángตกตะลึงdtòk dtà-leungและláeอยากรู้yàak róoว่าwâaเขาkăoทำได้อย่างไรtam dâai yàang-rai
The children watched the magic show in amazement, both astonished and curious about how he did it.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอ่านàanจดหมายjòt-mǎaiลับlápฉบับchà-bàpนั้นnánฉันchǎnรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kพิศวงpít-sà-wongปนbponชื่นชมchʉ̂ʉn-chomในnaiถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamงดงามngót-ngaamแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂สงสัยsǒng-sǎiในnaiความหมายkwaam-mǎaiที่tîiซ่อนอยู่sɔ̂ɔn-yùu
When I read that secret letter, I felt a mix of wonder and admiration at the beautiful words, yet I was curious about the hidden meaning.
เรื่องราวชีวิตrʉ̂ʉang-raao-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnพิศวงpít-sà-wongทั้งtángทึ่งtʉ̂ngในnaiความกล้าหาญkwaam-glâa-hǎanและlɛ́งุนงงngun-ngongกับgàpปริศนาbprìt-sà-nǎaที่tîiเธอtəəไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmเล่าlâoให้hâiจบjòp
Her life story fills me with wonder—impressed by her courage and perplexed by the mysteries she refuses to reveal.
2AdjectiveB2
mysterious; puzzling; wondrous
Causing wonder or puzzlement; strange or uncanny in a way that arouses curiosity.
Examples
แสงเหนือsɛ̌ɛng-nʉ̌ʉaแสงเหนือsɛ̌ɛng-nʉ̌ʉanorthern lights; aurora borealisที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneพิศวงpít-sà-wongพิศวงpít-sà-wong1[to] marvel; wonder; be astonished2mysterious; puzzling; wondrousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyเงียบงันngîiap-nganเงียบงันngîiap-ngandead silent; still; inactive
The northern lights we saw last night looked wondrous and uncanny, rendering everyone silent.
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บ้านร้างbâan-ráangหลังlǎngนั้นnánมีmiiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatพิศวงpít-sà-wongทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnไม่mâiกล้าglâaเข้าไปkâo-bpai
That abandoned house has a strange, uncanny atmosphere that makes me reluctant to go in.
เรื่องเล่าrʉ̂ʉang-lâoพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chonนี้níiเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanพิศวงpít-sà-wongที่tîiยากyâakจะjàอธิบายà-tí-baai
The local folklore of this community is full of strange events that are hard to explain.
การทดลองgaan-tót-lɔɔngให้ผลลัพธ์hâi-pǒn-lápพิศวงpít-sà-wongเกินคาดgəən-kâatจนjonทีมวิจัยtiim-wí-jaiต้องdtɔ̂ngทบทวนtóp-tuuanสมมติฐานsǒm-mót-dtì-tǎanใหม่mài
The experiment yielded unexpectedly uncanny results, prompting the research team to revisit their hypotheses.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พิศวง said พิด-สะ-วง?
pít-sà-wong
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ศ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pít
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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วงwongวงwong1circle; ring2band; musical group3group; circle (of people)4classifier: sets (musical groups, rings)circle; ringPart 2
พิศวงpít-sà-wongพิศวงpít-sà-wong[to] marvel; wonder; be astonished[to] marvel; wonder; be astonishedWord