อุแว้
ù-wɛ́ɛMeaning
1InterjectionB1
waa waa (baby crying sound)
an onomatopoeic word used to represent the sound of a newborn baby crying
Examples
ทารกแรกเกิดtaa-rók-rɛ̂ɛk-gə̀ətทารกแรกเกิดtaa-rók-rɛ̂ɛk-gə̀ətnewborn; newborn babyส่งเสียงร้องsòng-sǐiang-rɔ́ɔngส่งเสียงร้องsòng-sǐiang-rɔ́ɔng[to] cry out; call out; make a soundอุแว้ù-wɛ́ɛอุแว้ù-wɛ́ɛwaa waa (baby crying sound)ดังลั่นdang-lânดังลั่นdang-lân1[to] resound; boom; ring out2very loudly; resoundinglyห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsคลอดklɔ̂ɔtคลอดklɔ̂ɔt1[to] give birth; deliver2[to be] released/issued (law, plan)3[to] deliver/bring forth (work/product)
The newborn baby let out a loud "uwae" cry in the delivery room.
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ทุกคนtúk-konในnaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaยิ้มyímออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔngอุแว้ù-wɛ́ɛของkɔ̌ɔngทารกtaa-rókเป็นbpenครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛk
Everyone in the family smiled when they heard the baby's "uwae" cry for the first time.
พยาบาลpá-yaa-baanอุ้มûmทารกแรกเกิดtaa-rók-rɛ̂ɛk-gə̀ətที่tîiกำลังgam-langส่งเสียงร้องsòng-sǐiang-rɔ́ɔngอุแว้ù-wɛ́ɛมาmaaวางwaangบนbonอกòkของkɔ̌ɔngคุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛ
The nurse placed the newborn baby, who was letting out an "uwae" cry, onto the mother's chest.
เสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔngอุแว้ù-wɛ́ɛของkɔ̌ɔngทารกแรกเกิดtaa-rók-rɛ̂ɛk-gə̀ətทำให้tam-hâiคุณพ่อkun-pɔ̂ɔที่tîiรอrɔɔอยู่yùuข้างนอกkâang-nɔ̂ɔkถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpน้ำตาnáam-dtaaไหลlǎiด้วยdûuaiความตื้นตันใจkwaam-dtʉ̂ʉn-dtan-jai
The "uwae" cry of the newborn brought tears of overwhelming joy to the father waiting outside.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
ù
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
อุùอุù1exclamation of pain/surprise/effort2prefix (Pali/Skt.): up; outexclamation of pain/surprise/effortPart 1
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อุแว้ù-wɛ́ɛอุแว้ù-wɛ́ɛwaa waa (baby crying sound)waa waa (baby crying sound)Word