เทวัญ
tee-wanMeaning
1NounB2
deity; celestial being
A celestial or divine being (deva); used in formal or literary contexts.
Examples
ภาพวาดpâap-wâatภาพวาดpâap-wâata drawing/painting (artwork)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ฝาผนังfǎa-pà-nǎngฝาผนังfǎa-pà-nǎngwall (interior surface/partition)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)โบสถ์bòotโบสถ์bòot1church building2ubosot (Buddhist ordination hall)เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)เรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raao1story; tale2matter; affair; incidentของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเหล่าlàoเหล่าlào1group; set; category2the ... (plural/collective marker)3classifier: groups; kinds; military branchesเทวัญtee-wanเทวัญtee-wandeity; celestial beingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerลงมาlong-maaลงมาlong-maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and underโปรดbpròotโปรดbpròot1please (formal/request)2favor; like; be fond of (formal)3favorite; preferredมนุษย์má-nútมนุษย์má-núthuman; human being
The mural on the temple wall tells the story of celestial beings descending to bless humans.
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ในnaiนิทานปรัมปราní-taan-bpà-ram-bpà-raaกล่าวว่าglàao-wâaเทวัญtee-wanผู้พิทักษ์ป่าpûu-pí-ták-bpàaจะjàปรากฏกายbpraa-gòt-gaaiให้hâiคนดีkon-diiเห็นhěnเท่านั้นtâo-nán
In folklore, it is said that the guardian deva of the forest will only appear to good people.
กษัตริย์gà-sàtทรงsongประกอบbprà-gɔ̀ɔpพระราชพิธีบวงสรวงprá-râat-chá-pí-tii-buuang-sǔuangเหล่าlàoเทวัญtee-wanอาaaรักษ์rákเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความร่มเย็นเป็นสุขkwaam-rôm-yen-bpen-sùkของkɔ̌ɔngบ้านเมืองbâan-mʉʉang
The king performed the royal ceremony to make offerings to the guardian devas for the peace and prosperity of the kingdom.
กวีเอกgà-wii-èekได้dâaiรจนาบทกลอนrót-jà-naa-bòt-glɔɔnสรรเสริญsǎn-sə̌ənความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngนางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diiว่าwâaเปรียบประดุจbprìiap-bprà-dùtรูปโฉมrûup-chǒomของkɔ̌ɔngองค์ongเทวัญtee-wan
The great poet composed verses praising the beauty of the literary heroine, comparing her appearance to that of a celestial being.
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 | — | — |