สวา
sà-wǎaMeaning
1NounC2
monkey
monkey (archaic or literary)
Examples
นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎa1[to] study; learn2[to] research; investigate3[to] consider; look intoกวีนิพนธ์gà-wii-ní-ponกวีนิพนธ์gà-wii-ní-pon1poetry (as a literary genre)2poem; poetic workโบราณboo-raanโบราณboo-raan1ancient; antique2traditional; old-fashioned3ancient times; the old daysมักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)พบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] find; discover3[to] encounter; experienceคำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)สวาsà-wǎaสวาsà-wǎamonkeyซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsลิงlingลิงling1monkey2classifier: ตัว3playful/mischievous person (figurative)
Students studying ancient poetry often encounter the word "sawa", which means monkey.
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กวีพรรณนาภาพgà-wii-pan-ná-naa-pâapฝูงfǔungสวาsà-wǎaที่tîiกำลังgam-langห้อยโหนhɔ̂ɔi-hǒonไปตามbpai-dtaamเรือนยอดrʉʉan-yɔ̂ɔtไม้máaiในnaiป่าทึบbpàa-tʉ́pได้dâaiอย่างyàangมีชีวิตชีวาmii-chii-wít-chii-waa
The poet vividly described a troop of sawa swinging through the canopy in the dense jungle.
แม้mɛ́ɛคำว่าkam-wâaสวาsà-wǎaจะเป็นjà-bpenคำkamศัพท์โบราณsàp-boo-raanที่tîiเลือนหายไปlʉʉan-hǎai-bpaiจากjàakการใช้gaan-cháiในnaiชีวิตประจำวันchii-wít-bprà-jam-wanแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongความงามkwaam-ngaamทางtaangวรรณศิลป์wan-ná-sǐnไว้wáiได้dâaiอย่างสมบูรณ์yàang-sǒm-buun
Although the word sawa is an archaic term that has faded from everyday use, it still perfectly retains its literary beauty.
ในnaiนิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan péun bâanบางbaangเรื่องrêuuangมักmákมีmeeการสร้างgaan sâangบุคลาธิษฐานbùk-ká-laa-tít-tăanให้hâiสวาsà-wăaผู้pôoซุกซนsúk sonเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sàn-yá-lákเพื่อpêuuaเสียดสีsìat sĕeพฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamอันanเอาaoแน่nâeเอาaoนอนnonไม่ได้mâi dâaiของkŏngมนุษย์má-nút
In some local folktales, the mischievous sawa is often personified as a symbol to satirize the erratic behavior of humans.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สวา said สะ-หวา?
sà-wǎa
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 | — | — |