อิ๊วดำ
íu-damMeaning
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black calf (dialectal); black young bovine
a black-colored calf; a regional or dialectal term in some Thai varieties
Examples
แม่วัวmɛ̂ɛ-wuuaแม่วัวmɛ̂ɛ-wuuacow; adult female bovineที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)เพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ngjust; recentlyตกลูกdtòk-lûukตกลูกdtòk-lûuk[to] give birth (of an animal)ออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)อิ๊วดำíu-damอิ๊วดำíu-damblack calf (dialectal); black young bovineตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ngตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ng1one (of them); a certain one2one (classifier ‘ตัว’)
My uncle's cow just gave birth to one black calf.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanบางคนbaang-konเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaถ้าtâaเห็นhěnอิ๊วดำíu-damในnaiตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoจะjàโชคดีchôok-diiไปbpaiทั้งวันtáng-wan
Some villagers believe that if you see a black calf in the morning, you'll have good luck all day.
ในบรรดาnai-ban-daaลูกวัวlûuk-wuuaครอกkrɔ̂ɔkใหม่màiมีmiiเพียงpiiangอิ๊วดำíu-damตัวนั้นdtuua-nánที่tîiดูduuแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngและlɛ́โดดเด่นdòot-dèenกว่าgwàaเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan
Among the new litter of calves, only that black calf looked stronger and stood out from the rest.
จากjàakคำบอกเล่าkam-bɔ̀ɔk-lâoของkɔ̌ɔngคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon-tâo-kon-gɛ̀ɛอิ๊วดำíu-damถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenของหายากkɔ̌ɔng-hǎa-yâakและlɛ́มักmákถูกtùukตีราคาdtii-raa-kaaสูงกว่าsǔung-gwàaวัวwuuaสีsǐiปกติbpòk-gà-dtì
According to the elders, a black calf is considered a rarity and is often valued more highly than regular-colored cows.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อิ๊วดำ said อิ๊ว-ดัม?
íu-dam
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 markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
íu
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ดำdamดำdam1black; very dark (color)2[to] be/turn black3dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)4[to] dive; go underwaterblack; very dark (color)Part 2
อิ๊วดำíu-damอิ๊วดำíu-damblack calf (dialectal); black young bovineblack calf (dialectal); black young bovineWord