เวศน์
wêetMeaning
1NounC1
house; dwelling; residence
a house, dwelling, or residence (typically used in formal, poetic, or literary contexts)
Examples
ชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmyoung manเดินทางdəən-taangเดินทางdəən-taang[to] travel; make a journeyรอนแรมrɔɔn-rɛɛmรอนแรมrɔɔn-rɛɛm[to] journey for days; wander; roamมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtfinally; eventually; ultimatelyก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingเวศน์wêetเวศน์wêethouse; dwelling; residenceของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsตนdtonตนdton1self; oneself2self (as a concept)3classifier: supernatural beings; ascetics
The young man traveled wandering for many days until he finally returned to his dwelling.
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ฤๅษีrʉʉ-sǐiตนdtonนั้นnánบำเพ็ญตบะbam-pen-dtà-bàอยู่ในyùu-naiเวศน์wêetกลางglaangป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́kเพียงลำพังpiiang-lam-pang
That hermit practiced asceticism alone in a dwelling in the deep forest.
คหบดีká-hà-bɔɔ-diiผู้มั่งคั่งpûu-mâng-kângสร้างsâangเวศน์wêetอันanโอ่อ่าòo-àaประดับประดาbprà-dàp-bprà-daaด้วยdûuaiของมีค่าkɔ̌ɔng-mii-kâaมากมายmâak-maai
The wealthy merchant built a grand residence adorned with many valuables.
กวีgà-weeรำพันram-panถึงtĕungความkwaamหhว้าเหว่wáa wàyเมื่อmêuuaต้องdtôngพักอาศัยpák aa-săiอยู่yòoเพียงลำพังpiiang lam-pangในnaiเวศน์wêtที่têeไร้ซึ่งrái sûngคนรักkon rák
The poet lamented the loneliness of residing completely alone in a dwelling devoid of a loved one.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เวศน์ said เวด?
wêet
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ศ is said like ด (t).Silent letterน์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ศ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
wêet
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
น์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |