สวาปาม
sà-wǎa-bpaamMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] devour; [to] eat greedily
to eat food quickly and greedily; to devour (informal; impolite).
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asของกินkɔ̌ɔng-ginของกินkɔ̌ɔng-ginfood; things to eatวางอยู่waang-yùuวางอยู่waang-yùu[to] be placed; [to] lie (somewhere)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)สวาปามsà-wǎa-bpaamสวาปามsà-wǎa-bpaam[to] devour; [to] eat greedilyอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoquickly; rapidly; swiftlyเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole day
As soon as he saw the food on the table, he went and greedily devoured it as if he hadn't eaten all day.
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The kids are devouring the fried chicken; they must be very hungry.
ไม่น่าเชื่อmâi-nâa-chʉ̂ʉaว่าwâaคนkonท่าทางtâa-taangสุภาพเรียบร้อยsù-pâap-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiอย่างyàangเขาkǎoจะjàสวาปามsà-wǎa-bpaamอาหารaa-hǎanบุฟเฟ่ต์bùp-fêeโดยdooiไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jaiสายตาsǎai-dtaaคนรอบข้างkon-rɔ̂ɔp-kâangเลยləəi
It's unbelievable that someone who looks so polite could devour the buffet food without caring about the people around him.
การที่gaan-tîiคุณkunสวาปามsà-wǎa-bpaamอาหารaa-hǎanมื้อmʉ́ʉดึกdʉ̀kอย่างนั้นyàang-nánเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jamไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛจะjàทำให้tam-hâiอ้วนûuanแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangแสดงถึงsà-dɛɛng-tʉ̌ngการไม่ใส่ใจgaan-mâi-sài-jaiสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapด้วยdûuai
The way you regularly devour late-night meals like that will not only make you gain weight but also shows a lack of concern for your health.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สวาปาม said สะ-หวา-ปาม?
sà-wǎa-bpaam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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 | — | — |