เศวต
sà-wèetMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
white (formal)
white, especially in a formal, royal, or literary context.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานปรัมปราní-taan-bpà-ram-bpà-raaนิทานปรัมปราní-taan-bpà-ram-bpà-raamyth; legend; folktaleมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raao1story; tale2matter; affair; incidentของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเจ้าชายjâao-chaaiเจ้าชายjâao-chaai1prince2Prince (title; before name)ขี่ม้าkìi-máaขี่ม้าkìi-máa[to] ride a horseสีsǐiสีsǐi1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polishเศวตsà-wèetเศวตsà-wèetwhite (formal)
In folklore, there are often stories of a prince riding a white horse.
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นักประพันธ์nák-bprà-panเลือกใช้คำlʉ̂ʉak-chái-kamว่าwâaเศวตsà-wèetแทนtɛɛnคำว่าkam-wâaขาวkǎaoเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiมีmiiความงามkwaam-ngaamและlɛ́สละสลวยsà-là-sà-lǔuaiยิ่งขึ้นyîng-kʉ̂n
The author chose to use the word 'sà-wèt' (white) instead of 'khăao' (white) to make the poem more beautiful and elegant.
สมเด็จพระนางเจ้าฯsŏm-dèt prá naang jâoพระบรมราชินีprá-bò-rom-má-raa-chí-neeฉลองพระองค์chà-lŏng prá ongชุดไทยchút taiจักรีjàk-greeสีsĕeเศวตsà-wàytงาช้างngaa cháangที่งดงามtêe ngót ngaamยิ่งyîng
Her Majesty the Queen wore an exquisitely beautiful ivory-white traditional Thai Chakri dress.
นพปฎลมlomหาhăaเศวตฉัตรsà-wèet-dtà-chàtหรือrĕuฉัตรchàt9ชั้นchánเป็นหนึ่งbpen nèungในnaiเครื่องเบญจราชกกุธภัณฑ์krêuuang ben-jà-râat-chá-gà-gùt-tá-panที่สำคัญtêe săm-kanที่สุดtêe sùtของkŏngพระมหากษัตริย์ไทยprá-má-hăa gà-sàt tai
The Nine-Tiered Great White Umbrella of State is one of the most important of the five royal regalia of the Thai monarch.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เศวต said สะ-เหวด?
sà-wèet
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |