วธู
wá-tuuMeanings
1NounC1
bride; daughter-in-law
a bride or a daughter-in-law, often used in a formal or literary context.
Examples
คุณย่าkun-yâaคุณย่าkun-yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutเสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tieว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerวธูwá-tuuวธูwá-tuu1bride; daughter-in-law2woman; young womanที่ดีtîi-diiที่ดีtîi-diigood; suitable; desirableมาเป็นmaa-bpenมาเป็นmaa-bpen1[to] become; serve as2[to] come in (a form/quantity)3for (a duration) up to nowลูกสะใภ้lûuk-sà-páiลูกสะใภ้lûuk-sà-páidaughter-in-law
Grandma always says she got a good daughter-in-law.
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ในnaiพิธีpí-tiiรับrápไหว้wâiวธูwá-tuuได้dâaiกราบgràapเท้าtáaoพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛของkɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายชายfàai-chaaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสดงsà-dɛɛngความเคารพkwaam-kao-róp
In the 'rap wai' ceremony, the bride paid respect to the groom's parents to show her reverence.
ประธานในพิธีbprà-taan-nai-pí-tiiกล่าวglàaoอวยพรuuai-pɔɔnโดยdooiเน้นย้ำnén-yámถึงtʉ̌ngหน้าที่nâa-tîiของkɔ̌ɔngเจ้าบ่าวjâao-bàaoในnaiการดูแลgaan-duu-lɛɛวธูwá-tuuของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoให้hâiมีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùkตลอดไปdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-bpai
The master of ceremonies gave his blessings, emphasizing the groom's duty to care for his bride and keep her happy forever.
ตระกูลdtrà-guunของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoได้dâaiต้อนรับdtɔ̂ɔn-rápคุณkunจันทราjan-traaในฐานะnai-tǎa-náวธูwá-tuuคนใหม่kon-màiผู้pûuที่tîiจะjàมาmaaสืบสานsʉ̀ʉp-sǎanธรรมเนียมtam-niiamของkɔ̌ɔngครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
Our family welcomes Ms. Chandra as our new daughter-in-law, who will carry on the family's traditions.
2NounC1
woman; young woman
a woman or a young woman, used in poetry or literature.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)วธูwá-tuuวธูwá-tuu1bride; daughter-in-law2woman; young womanผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)เลอโฉมləə-chǒomเลอโฉมləə-chǒomexquisitely beautiful; stunningได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerพบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] find; discover3[to] encounter; experienceรักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เจ้าชายjâao-chaaiเจ้าชายjâao-chaai1prince2Prince (title; before name)รูปงามrûup-ngaamรูปงามrûup-ngaam1good-looking; handsome/beautiful (formal)2of pleasing form; well-proportioned
In this fairy tale, the beautiful young woman falls in love with the handsome prince.
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กวีเอกgà-wii-èekในnaiสมัยsà-mǎiรัตนโกสินทร์ตอนต้นrát-dtà-ná-goo-sǐn-dtɔɔn-dtônมักmákพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngวธูwá-tuuในอุดมคติnai-ù-dom-ká-dtìผ่านpàanบทกลอนbòt-glɔɔn
Great poets of the early Rattanakosin period often described the beauty of an ideal young woman through their poetry.
แสงจันทร์นวลsɛ̌ɛng-jan-nuuanสาดส่องsàat-sɔ̀ɔngต้องdtɔ̂ngพักตร์pákวธูwá-tuuงามล้ำngaam-lámผู้pûuกำลังgam-langเฝ้ารอfâo-rɔɔคอยkɔɔiคนรักkon-rák
The gentle moonlight shone upon the exquisitely beautiful woman's face, who was waiting for her lover.
การเลือกใช้คำgaan-lʉ̂ʉak-chái-kamว่าwâaวธูwá-tuuในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiชิ้นนี้chín-níiแสดงถึงsà-dɛɛng-tʉ̌ngเจตนาjèet-dtà-naaของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ประพันธ์pûu-bprà-panที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaanยกย่องyók-yɔ̂ɔngและlɛ́มอบmɔ̂ɔpความสูงkwaam-sǔungส่งให้sòng-hâiกับgàpตัวละครเอกdtuua-lá-kɔɔn-èekฝ่ายหญิงfàai-yǐng
The choice to use the word "vathu" in this piece of literature indicates the author's intention to praise and elevate the female protagonist.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วธู said วะ-ทู?
wá-tuu
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
wá
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 | — | — |