วัดวา
wát-waaMeaning
1NounA2
Buddhist temple; temple buildings
A Buddhist temple or its buildings; often used as a shortened form in phrases like วัดวาอารามวัดวาอารามwát-waa-aa-raamtemples; monasteries.
Examples
คนไทยkon-taiคนไทยkon-taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทำบุญtam-bunทำบุญtam-bun1[to] make merit; perform religious good deeds2hold a merit-making ceremonyที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดวาwát-waaวัดวาwát-waaBuddhist temple; temple buildings
Thai people like to go make merit at temples.
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When we visited Ayutthaya, we stopped by many temples.
วันหยุดwan yùtนี้néeครอบครัวkrôp kruuaของฉันkŏng chănจะjàไปbpaiไหว้พระwâi práตามdtaamวัดวาwát waaต่างๆdtàang-dtàang
This holiday, my family will go pay respect to Buddha images at various temples.
วัดวาwát-waaในnaiประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛสถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiประกอบพิธีกรรมbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-pí-tii-gamทางศาสนาtaang-sàat-sà-nǎaแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangเป็นbpenแหล่งท่องเที่ยวlɛ̀ng-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanด้วยdûuai
Temples in Thailand are not just places for religious ceremonies, but are also important tourist attractions.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
wát
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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วาwaaวาwaa1wa (Thai length unit; 2 meters)2square wa (colloq.; Thai area unit; 4 square meters)wa (Thai length unit; 2 meters)Part 2
วัดวาwát-waaวัดวาwát-waaBuddhist temple; temple buildingsBuddhist temple; temple buildingsWord