ศวาน
sà-wǎanMeaning
1NounC2
dog (archaic; literary)
a dog; an archaic or literary word from Pali/Sanskrit, used mainly in poetry or old texts.
Examples
คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ศวานsà-wǎanศวานsà-wǎandog (archaic; literary)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คำโบราณkam-boo-raanคำโบราณkam-boo-raan1archaic word; archaic expression2old saying; ancient proverbที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsสุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)มักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toพบเจอpóp-jəəพบเจอpóp-jəə1[to] meet; run into [sb]2[to] encounter; come across [sth]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)วรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiliterature (classical or esteemed works)มากกว่าmâak-gwàaมากกว่าmâak-gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater thanภาษาพูดpaa-sǎa-pûutภาษาพูดpaa-sǎa-pûutspoken language; colloquial speechทั่วไปtûua-bpaiทั่วไปtûua-bpai1general; common2widespread; prevalent3generally; widely; throughout
The word 'sawan' is an archaic word meaning dog, more often found in literary works than in common speech.
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ในnaiราตรีกาลraa-dtrii-gaanอันanสงัดsà-ngàtมีmiiเพียงpiiangเสียงsǐiangเห่าhàoหอนhɔ̌ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngศวานsà-wǎanที่tîiดังก้องdang-gɔ̂ɔngมาจากmaa-jàakแดนไกลdɛɛn-glai
In the silent night, only the howling of a dog echoed from a faraway place.
ภาพวาดฝาผนังpâap-wâat-fǎa-pà-nǎngในnaiอุโบสถù-boo-sòtเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛปรากฏbpraa-gòtรูปrûupพระฤๅษีprá-rʉʉ-sǐiเลี้ยงlíiangศวานsà-wǎanเป็นbpenเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan
The mural painting in the old chapel depicts an ascetic hermit keeping a dog as a companion.
แม้mɛ́ɛเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangศวานsà-wǎanไร้ráiนายnaaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛความภักดีkwaam-pák-diiของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manที่tîiมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔผู้ให้pûu-hâiข้าวkâaoน้ำnáamนั้นnánประเสริฐbprà-sə̀ətยิ่งนักyîng-nák
Though merely a masterless dog, its loyalty to the one who gave it food and water was exceedingly noble.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ศวาน said สะ-หวาน?
sà-wǎan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |