เทวษ

tá-wêet

Meaning

1NounC2

sorrow; grief

sorrow, grief, or lamentation (typically used in formal, literary, or poetic contexts)

Examples

เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toสูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaสูญเสียsǔun-sǐia1[to] lose; suffer a loss2[to] be bereaved; lose [sb] to deathบุคคลbùk-konบุคคลbùk-konperson; individualอันanอันan1thing; item; one2general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things3which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)4as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)เป็นที่รักbpen-tîi-rákเป็นที่รักbpen-tîi-rák1beloved; cherished2[to] be loved; be well-likedไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจมjomจมjom1[to] sink; go under (liquid)2[to] be immersed; be buried; be stuck (literal/figurative)3sunken; recessed; embeddedอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]ห้วงhûuangห้วงhûuang1period/interval (of time)2depth/vast expanseเทวษtá-wêetเทวษtá-wêetsorrow; griefเป็นเวลานานbpen-wee-laa-naanเป็นเวลานานbpen-wee-laa-naanfor a long time
After losing his loved one, he wallowed in sorrow for a long time.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is เทวษ said ทะ-เวด?

tá-wêet

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

tá

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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