เทวดา
tee-wá-daaMeanings
1NounB1
deity; celestial being
A heavenly or celestial being in Buddhist and Hindu cosmology; not the same as an Abrahamic angel.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa1belief; conviction2faith (religious)3traditional/superstitious beliefไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai personเทวดาtee-wá-daaเทวดาtee-wá-daa1deity; celestial being2angel (figurative compliment)อยู่บนสวรรค์yùu-bon-sà-wǎnอยู่บนสวรรค์yùu-bon-sà-wǎn1[to] be in heaven (deceased)2[to] be in a state of blissและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)คอยkɔɔiคอยkɔɔi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); regularly (do)3[to] be on standby; be readyคุ้มครองkúm-krɔɔngคุ้มครองkúm-krɔɔng1[to] protect; safeguard2[to] protect under law or policyมนุษย์má-nútมนุษย์má-núthuman; human being
In Thai belief, deities dwell in heaven and protect humans.
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นิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanหลายlǎaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngเทวดาtee-wá-daaที่tîiลงมาlong-maaช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaผู้pûuมีmiiศีลธรรมsǐin-lá-tam
Many folk tales mention deities who descend to help the virtuous.
วัดwátบางbaangแห่งhɛ̀ngมีmiiจิตรกรรมฝาผนังjìt-dtrà-gam-fǎa-pà-nǎngเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangเทวดาtee-wá-daaและlɛ́ชั้นสวรรค์chán-sà-wǎnตามdtaamคติká-dtìพุทธpútพราหมณ์praam
Some temples have murals recounting deities and the heavens according to Buddhist-Hindu cosmology.
ในnaiคัมภีร์kam-piiกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngลำดับชั้นlam-dàp-chánของkɔ̌ɔngเทวดาtee-wá-daaหลายภพlǎai-pópภูมิpuumซึ่งsʉ̂ngมีอำนาจmii-am-nâatและlɛ́บุญบารมีbun-baa-rá-miiแตกต่างกันdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang-gan
Scriptures describe multiple realms of deities with varying powers and merit.
2NounB2
angel (figurative compliment)
A very kind or helpful person (figurative, e.g., คุณเป็นเทวดาช่วยไว้).
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileเสียsĭiaเสียsĭia1broken; out of order2spoiled; ruined; gone bad3[to] pay4[to] lose; forfeit; waste5[to] die; pass away6particle marking emphasis, completion, or decisivenessกลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-ฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพี่pêeพี่pêe1older sibling2older person (informal address)3I; you (for the older person)ใจดีjai deeใจดีjai deekind; good-naturedมาช่วยmaa chûuaiมาช่วยmaa chûuai[to] come and helpสตาร์ทsà-dtáatสตาร์ทsà-dtáat1[to] start; [to] begin (informal)2[to] start an engineให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)พี่เขาpêe kăoพี่เขาpêe kăothat older sibling/person; he/she (older)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เทวดาtay-wá-daaเทวดาtay-wá-daa1deity; celestial being2angel (figurative compliment)จริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2really?!; seriously?!
Yesterday my car broke down in the rain; a kind man helped jump-start it. He was truly an angel.
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เพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanเอาaoข้าวkâaoมาmaaแบ่งbɛ̀ngให้hâiตอนdtɔɔnเราraoตกงานdtòk-ngaanรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaเขาkǎoเป็นbpenเทวดาtee-wá-daaมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiไว้wái
Our neighbor shared food with us when I lost my job; it felt like he was an angel who came to help.
หมอmɔ̌ɔที่tîiยอมyɔɔmอยู่เวรyùu-weenต่อdtɔ̀ɔจนดึกjon-dʉ̀kเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูแลduu-lɛɛแม่mɛ̂ɛเราraoคือkʉʉเทวดาtee-wá-daaในnaiคราบkrâapมนุษย์má-nút
The doctor who stayed on duty late into the night to care for my mother is an angel in human form.
ตอนdtɔɔnบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtกำลังgam-langแย่yɛ̂ɛนักลงทุนnák-long-tunที่tîiเข้ามาkâo-maaช่วยchûuaiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเทวดาtee-wá-daaมาmaaโปรดbpròotช่วยให้chûuai-hâiสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanดีขึ้นdii-kʉ̂n
When the company was struggling, the investor who stepped in was like an angel who came to help, improving the situation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เทวดา said เท-วะ-ดา?
tee-wá-daa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |