สวาท
sà-wàatMeanings
1NounC1
love; amorous passion; delight
love, strong affection, sexual or romantic passion, or delight, often used in literary or poetic language
Examples
นิยายรักní-yaai-rákนิยายรักní-yaai-rákromance novel; love storyเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuai1[to] be full of; be filled with; be packed with2[to] be rife with; be replete with (figurative)ฉากchàakฉากchàak1scene (drama/film/story)2backdrop; set; scenery3screen; partition; room divider4setting (of a story)5square; right angle (90°)6setting; backdrop (figurative)7[to] sidestep; dodge asideที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแสดงถึงsà-dɛɛng-tʉ̌ngแสดงถึงsà-dɛɛng-tʉ̌ng1[to] show; indicate [sth]2[to] express; reflect [a quality/feeling]3[to] signify; denote; representอารมณ์aa-romอารมณ์aa-rom1mood; feeling2emotion; feeling3temper; disposition4artistic mood; tone5sexual mood; libido (colloq.)สวาทsà-wàatสวาทsà-wàat1love; amorous passion; delight2[to] love; desire; take delight inของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔn1character (in a story, play, film, game)2player; person involved (in an event)
This romance novel is filled with scenes showing the characters' romantic passion.
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เขาkǎoหลงระเริงlǒng-rá-rəəngอยู่ในyùu-naiห้วงhûuangสวาทsà-wàatจนjonลืมlʉʉmหน้าที่การงานnâa-tîi-gaan-ngaanและlɛ́ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของkɔ̌ɔngตนเองdton-eengไปเสียbpai-sǐiaสิ้นsîn
He was so lost in the depths of passion that he completely forgot his work duties and his family.
กวีgà-wiiถ่ายทอดtàai-tɔ̂ɔtความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kโหยหาhǒoi-hǎaรสrótสวาทsà-wàatจากjàakหญิงyǐngคนรักkon-rákผ่านpàanบทกลอนbòt-glɔɔnได้dâaiอย่างลึกซึ้งyàang-lʉ́k-sʉ́ngและlɛ́กินใจgin-jai
The poet deeply and touchingly conveyed the feeling of yearning for the romantic passion of his beloved woman through the poem.
ไฟfaiสวาทsà-wàatที่tîiแผดเผาpɛ̀ɛt-pǎoอยู่ในyùu-naiใจjaiของkɔ̌ɔngชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuโศกนาฏกรรมsòok-gà-nâat-dtà-gamความรักkwaam-rákที่tîiไม่อาจmâi-àatแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiได้dâaiชั่วชีวิตchûua-chii-wít
The fire of passion burning in the young man's heart led to a tragedy of love that could not be undone for a lifetime.
2VerbC1
[to] love; desire; take delight in
to love, feel strong affection or desire for someone, or take delight in something, usually in literary or poetic language
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตำนานพื้นบ้านdtam-naan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanตำนานพื้นบ้านdtam-naan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanfolk legend; local legendชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmyoung manสวาทsà-wàatสวาทsà-wàat1love; amorous passion; delight2[to] love; desire; take delight inหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoyoung womanแปลกหน้าbplɛ̀ɛk-nâaแปลกหน้าbplɛ̀ɛk-nâaunfamiliar; unknownตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)ครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛkครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛk1the first time2for the first time3first (of an occurrence)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerสบตาsòp-dtaaสบตาsòp-dtaa[to] make eye contact; meet someone's eyes
In the folktale, the young man felt a strong desire for the unfamiliar young woman from the very first time they made eye contact.
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ในnaiบทละครbòt-lá-kɔɔnตัวเอกdtuua-èekสวาทsà-wàatนางรำnaang-ramผู้pûuงดงามngót-ngaamจนjonยอมyɔɔmทิ้งtíngทุกสิ่งทุกอย่างtúk-sìng-túk-yàangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเธอtəə
In the play, the protagonist desired the beautiful dancer so much that he was willing to abandon everything for her.
กวีgà-wiiใช้cháiถ้อยtɔ̂ɔiคำสละสลวยkam-sà-là-sà-lǔuaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพรรณนาpan-ná-naaว่าwâaชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmสวาทsà-wàatและlɛ́ห่วงใยhùuang-yaiคนรักkon-rákมากmâakเพียงใดpiiang-dai
The poet used elegant words to describe how deeply the young man loved and cared for his sweetheart.
แม้นmɛ́ɛnจะjàตระหนักdtrà-nàkดีว่าdii-wâaเป็นbpenรักrákต้องห้ามdtɔ̂ng-hâamแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongสวาทsà-wàatนางnaangในดวงใจnai-duuang-jaiมิเสื่อมคลายmí-sʉ̀ʉam-klaai
Even though he was well aware that it was a forbidden love, he still loved the lady of his heart unfailingly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สวาท 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 | — | — |