สวะ
sà-wàMeanings
1NounB2
floating refuse; water debris
floating weeds, rubbish, or other debris that clogs a waterway
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสวะsà-wàสวะsà-wà1floating refuse; water debris2scum; trashลอยมาlɔɔi-maaลอยมาlɔɔi-maa1[to] drift/float toward2[of sound/smell] to waft over3[fig.] to surface (in the mind)ติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเสาsǎoเสาsǎopost; pillar; poleตอม่อสะพานdtɔɔ-mɔ̂ɔ-sà-paanตอม่อสะพานdtɔɔ-mɔ̂ɔ-sà-paanbridge pier; bridge supportเยอะมากyə́-mâakเยอะมากyə́-mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)
After the heavy rain, a lot of floating debris got stuck at the bridge pillars.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganเก็บgèpสวะsà-wàในnaiคลองklɔɔngเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiน้ำnáamไหลlǎiได้dâaiสะดวกsà-dùuakขึ้นkʉ̂n
The villagers helped each other clear the floating weeds in the canal so the water could flow more easily.
ปัญหาbpan-hǎaน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamในnaiชุมชนchum-chonนี้níiเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakสวะsà-wàจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakที่tîiเข้าไปkâo-bpaiอุดตันùt-dtanในnaiท่อระบายน้ำtɔ̂ɔ-rá-baai-náam
The flooding problem in this community is caused by a massive amount of debris clogging the drainage pipes.
เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanได้dâaiส่งsòngเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiพร้อมprɔ́ɔmเรือrʉʉaท้องแบนtɔ́ɔng-bɛɛnมาmaaกำจัดgam-jàtสวะsà-wàที่tîiกีดขวางgìit-kwǎangทางน้ำtaang-náamไหลlǎiอย่างเร่งด่วนyàang-rêng-dùuan
The municipality urgently dispatched staff with flat-bottomed boats to remove the floating weeds obstructing the waterway.
2NounC1
scum; trash
a worthless person or thing; scum or trash of society
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herโกรธgròotโกรธgròot1angry; mad2[to] be angry (at/with/about)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ด่าdàaด่าdàa1[to] scold; reprimand2[to] insult; curse atผู้ชายpûu-chaaiผู้ชายpûu-chaai1man; male (person)2boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asสวะsà-wàสวะsà-wà1floating refuse; water debris2scum; trashที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaan1[to] want; desire2[to] need; require
She was very angry and called the man a piece of trash that nobody wanted.
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ตัวร้ายdtuua-ráaiในnaiภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiถูกtùukนำเสนอnam-sà-nə̌əในฐานะnai-tǎa-náสวะsà-wàสังคมsǎng-komที่tîiเอาเปรียบao-bprìiapผู้บริสุทธิ์pûu-bɔɔ-rí-sùt
The villain in this movie is presented as the scum of society who exploits innocent people.
การgaanตราหน้าdtraa-nâaผู้ที่pûu-tîiเคยkəəiก้าวพลาดgâao-plâatว่าwâaเป็นbpenสวะsà-wàสังคมsǎng-komสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngความkwaamใจแคบjai-kɛ̂ɛpและlɛ́อคติà-ká-dtìที่tîiฝังรากลึกfǎng-râak-lʉ́k
Branding those who have made mistakes as societal scum reflects deep-rooted narrow-mindedness and prejudice.
อาชญากรàat-chá-yaa-gonที่têeก่อคดีgò ká-deeอุกฉกรรจ์ùk-chà-ganซ้ำซากsám sâakมักmákถูกtòokสังคมsăng-komประณามbprà-naamว่าwâaเป็นbpenสวะsà-wáที่têeไม่อาจmâi àatขัดเกลาkàt glaoได้dâiอีกต่อไปèek dtòr bpai
Criminals who repeatedly commit heinous crimes are often condemned by society as worthless scum that can no longer be rehabilitated.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สวะ said สะ-หวะ?
sà-wà
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 | — | — |