วัตต์
wàtMeaning
1NounB1
watt (SI unit of power)
The SI unit of power, equal to one joule per second; used to measure the rate of energy transfer.
Examples
หลอดไฟlɔ̀ɔt-faiหลอดไฟlɔ̀ɔt-failight bulb; light tubeดวงduuangดวงduuang1orb; sun/moon; lamp; round spot2fortune; fate; horoscope3classifier: round/bright objects (lamps, bulbs, celestial bodies); spotsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)กินไฟgin-faiกินไฟgin-fai1[to] consume a lot of electricity2electricity-hungry; power-hungry10วัตต์wàtวัตต์wàtwatt (SI unit of power)เปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn1all night; the whole night2the entire nightก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่ร้อนmâi-rɔ́ɔnไม่ร้อนmâi-rɔ́ɔn1not hot2not a hot/urgent issueมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This light bulb uses 10 watts; even if it’s on all night, it doesn’t get very hot.
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เครื่องเสียงkrʉ̂ʉang-sǐiangกำลังขับgam-lang-kàp200วัตต์wàtเสียงดังsǐiang-dangพอpɔɔสำหรับsǎm-ràpห้องนั่งเล่นhɔ̂ng-nâng-lên
The sound system has 200 watts of power, which is loud enough for a living room.
แผงpɛ̌ɛngโซลาร์soo-lâaหนึ่งnʉ̀ngแผ่นpɛ̀nผลิตpà-lìtได้dâaiประมาณbprà-maan300วัตต์wàtในnaiวันที่wan-tîiแดดจัดdɛ̀ɛt-jàt
A single solar panel can produce around 300 watts on a sunny day.
มอเตอร์mɔɔ-dtə̂əประสิทธิภาพสูงbprà-sìt-tí-pâap-sǔungให้hâiกำลังgam-lang750วัตต์wàtต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangโดยdooiแปลงbplɛɛngพลังงานไฟฟ้าpá-lang-ngaan-fai-fáaเป็นbpenพลังงานกลpá-lang-ngaan-gonได้dâaiอย่างมีเสถียรภาพyàang-mii-sà-tǐian-rá-pâap
A high-efficiency motor delivers a continuous 750 watts, converting electrical energy into mechanical energy stably.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วัตต์ said หวัด?
wàt
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ต is said like ด (t).Silent letterต์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ว puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
wàt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
ต์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |