อิศวร
ì-sǔuanMeanings
1NounB2
Shiva
Shiva (the Hindu god)
Examples
คนไทยkon-taiคนไทยkon-taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâak1many; numerous; a large amount/number2in large numbers/amountsนิยมní-yomนิยมní-yom1[to] favor; be popular; be in vogue2favor; esteem; preference3custom; accepted usage4-ism; ideology; doctrineไปไหว้bpai-wâiไปไหว้bpai-wâi[to] go pay respects; go make offeringsขอพรkɔ̌ɔ-pɔɔnขอพรkɔ̌ɔ-pɔɔn[to] ask for a blessing; make a wish; pray for blessingsพระอิศวรprá-ì-sǔuanพระอิศวรprá-ì-sǔuanShiva; Ishvara (Hindu deity)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเทวสถานtee-wá-sà-tǎanเทวสถานtee-wá-sà-tǎansanctuary; shrine; temple (for a deity)
Many Thai people like to go pray and ask for blessings from Lord Shiva at the shrine.
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ในnaiศาสนาฮินดูsàat-sà-năa hin-dooพระอิศวรprá ì-sŭuanเป็นbpenเทพเจ้าtêp jâoแห่งhàengการทำลายล้างgaan tam-laai láangสิ่งsìngชั่วร้ายchûua ráai
In Hinduism, Shiva is the god of destroying evil.
รูปปั้นrûup-bpânพระอิศวรprá-ì-sǔuanปางbpaangนาฏราชnâat-dtà-râatแสดงถึงsà-dɛɛng-tʉ̌ngการร่ายรำgaan-râai-ramที่tîiควบคุมจังหวะkûuap-kum-jang-wàของkɔ̌ɔngจักรวาลjàk-grà-waanตามdtaamความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaของkɔ̌ɔngชาวฮินดูchaao-hin-duu
The statue of Nataraja Shiva represents the cosmic dance that controls the rhythm of the universe according to Hindu beliefs.
วรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiหลายlăaiเรื่องrêuuangมักจะmák jàมีmeeการกล่าวอ้างgaan glàao âangถึงtĕungพระอิศวรprá ì-sŭuanในฐานะnai tăa-náเทพtêhpผู้ยิ่งใหญ่pôo yîng yàiบนbonเขาkăoไกรgraiลาlaaสs
Many Thai literary works often refer to Lord Shiva as the great deity on Mount Kailash.
2NounC1
supreme lord
supreme lord; master; sovereign (often used in a religious or literary context)
Examples
แม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápแม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-táp1general; army commander2chief leader; head of a major effort (figurative)ผู้ยิ่งใหญ่pûu-yîng-yàiผู้ยิ่งใหญ่pûu-yîng-yàigreat person; powerful figureปรารถนาbpràat-tà-nǎaปรารถนาbpràat-tà-nǎa1[to] desire; long for; wish2desire; longing (formal)ที่จะtîi-jàที่จะtîi-jà1that/which/who will; that is/are going to2to (after a noun/adj; infinitival 'to')ตั้งตนdtâng-dtonตั้งตนdtâng-dton[to] establish oneself (as [sth])เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)อิศวรì-sǔuanอิศวรì-sǔuan1Shiva2supreme lordแห่งhɛ̀ngแห่งhɛ̀ng1of; belonging to (formal)2classifier: places/institutions3place; location (formal)แผ่นดินpɛ̀n-dinแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-din1land; ground; earth2country; realm3reign of a monarch (literary)นี้níiนี้níi1this2this one
The great general desires to establish himself as the supreme lord of this land.
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กษัตริย์gà-sàtในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanมักได้mák-dâaiรับrápการgaanยกย่องให้เป็นyók-yɔ̂ɔng-hâi-bpenอิศวรì-sǔuanผู้ปกครองpûu-bpòk-krɔɔngแคว้นkwɛ́ɛnและlɛ́มีmiiอำนาจสิทธิ์ขาดam-nâat-sìt-kàatเหนือnʉ̌ʉaราษฎรrâat-sà-dɔɔn
Kings in ancient times were often praised as the supreme sovereigns ruling the region with absolute power over the people.
การฝึกฝนgaan-fʉ̀k-fǒnจิตใจjìt-jaiให้hâiเข้มแข็งkêm-kɛ̌ngจะjàช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเราraoเป็นbpenอิศวรì-sǔuanแก่gɛ̀ɛตนdtonและlɛ́ไม่mâiตกเป็นdtòk-bpenทาสtâatของkɔ̌ɔngอารมณ์aa-rom
Training the mind to be strong will help us become our own masters and not fall slave to emotions.
แม้máeราชอาณาจักรrâat-chá-aa-naa-jàkจะjàกว้างใหญ่ไพศาลgwâang yài pai-săanเพียงใดpiiang daiพระองค์prá ongก็gâwทรงเป็นsong bpenอิศวรìt-sŭuanที่têeเหล่าlàoขุนนางkŭn naangและláeประเทศราชbprà-têet-sà-râatต้องdtôngยำเกรงyam-grayngแต่เพียงผู้เดียวdtàe piiang pôo diiao
No matter how vast the kingdom is, he is the sole supreme sovereign whom the nobles and vassal states must fear and revere.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อิศวร said อิ-สวน?
ì-sǔuan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ì
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |