สวาด
sà-wàatMeaning
1NounC1
nickernut
a type of thorny climbing shrub or its round, greyish-green seed
Examples
เมล็ดmá-létเมล็ดmá-lét1seed; kernel; pip2classifier: seeds; small grainsสวาดsà-wàatสวาดsà-wàatnickernutมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสีเทาsǐi-taoสีเทาsǐi-tao1gray/grey (color)2gray/grey; gray-colored3gray area; semi-legalอมเขียวom-kǐiaoอมเขียวom-kǐiaogreenish; having a green tintและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรูปร่างrûup-râangรูปร่างrûup-râang1shape; form2figure; physiqueกลมglomกลมglom1round; circular2well-rounded; balanced (flavor/sound)3round (of a number)
Sawat seeds are greyish-green and have a round shape.
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สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònเด็กๆdèk dèkชอบchôpนำnamเมล็ดmá-létสวาดsà-wàatมาmaaเล่นแทนlên taenลูกแก้วlôok gâew
In the past, children liked to bring sawat seeds to play with instead of glass marbles.
ต้นdtônสวาดsà-wàatเป็นbpenไม้máaiเถาtǎoที่tîiมีmiiหนามnǎamแหลมคมlɛ̌ɛm-komนิยมní-yomปลูกbplùukตามdtaamแนวรั้วnɛɛo-rúuaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganสัตว์sàtรบกวนróp-guuan
The sawat plant is a climbing shrub with sharp thorns, commonly planted along fences to ward off pests.
ตำรายาdtam-raa-yaaไทยtaiโบราณboo-raanระบุว่าrá-bù-wâaใบbaiและlɛ́เมล็ดmá-létของkɔ̌ɔngต้นdtônสวาดsà-wàatมีmiiสรรพคุณsàp-pá-kunทางยาtaang-yaaหลายlǎaiประการbprà-gaan
Traditional Thai medical texts state that the leaves and seeds of the sawat plant have several medicinal properties.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สวาด said สะ-หวาด?
sà-wàat
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 | — | — |