รัฐว้า

rát wáa

Meaning

1Proper nounB2

Wa State (de facto autonomous region in Myanmar)

A de facto autonomous region in eastern Myanmar controlled by the United Wa State Army; its territory is not identical to the officially designated Wa Self-Administered Division.

Examples

3 more examples

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is รัฐว้า said รัด-ถะ-ว้า?

rát wáa

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ฐ, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

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รัฐว้าrát wáaรัฐว้าrát wáaWa State (de facto autonomous region in Myanmar)Wa State (de facto autonomous region in Myanmar)Word