เทวะ
tee-wáMeaning
1NounC1
god; deity (literary)
A god or celestial being, chiefly in literary or religious language.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เทวะtee-wáเทวะtee-wágod; deity (literary)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toสวรรค์sà-wǎnสวรรค์sà-wǎn1heaven; paradise2bliss; great comfortเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)
In this tale, a celestial being descends from heaven to help the villagers.
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ภาพpâapบนbonผนังpà-nǎngวิหารwí-hǎanแสดงsà-dɛɛngเหล่าlàoเทวะtee-wáที่มาtîi-maaชุมนุมchum-numเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaฟังfangพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâaoทรงsongแสดงธรรมsà-dɛɛng-tam
The mural on the temple hall wall depicts celestial beings gathering to listen to the Buddha's teaching.
กวีgà-wiiอัญเชิญan-chəənเหล่าlàoเทวะtee-wáมาเป็นmaa-bpenสักขีพยานsàk-kǐi-pá-yaanแห่งhɛ̀ngคำสัตย์kam-sàtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเน้นย้ำnén-yámว่าwâaคำสัญญาkam-sǎn-yaaนั้นnánมิอาจmí-àatละเมิดlá-mə̂ətได้dâaiโดยง่ายdooi-ngâai
The poet invokes the gods as witnesses to the oath, emphasizing that the promise cannot be lightly broken.
แม้mɛ́ɛเทวะtee-wáในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiจะมีjà-miiฤทธิ์rítเหนือnʉ̌ʉaมนุษย์má-nútแต่dtɛ̀ɛกวีgà-wiiก็gɔ̂มักmákพรรณนาpan-ná-naaให้hâiมีmiiทั้งtángความรักkwaam-rákความโกรธkwaam-gròotและlɛ́ความkwaamหึงหวงhʉ̌ng-hǔuangไม่mâiต่างจากdtàang-jàakปุถุชนbpù-tù-chon
Although gods in literature possess superhuman powers, poets often portray them as experiencing love, anger, and jealousy just like ordinary mortals.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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วะwáวะwá1particle: adds force to a statement (very informal, rough)2particle (question; very informal, rough): used at sentence end to add bluntness/attitudeparticle: adds force to a statement (very informal, rough)Part 2
เทวะtee-wáเทวะtee-wágod; deity (literary)god; deity (literary)Word