เศษสวะ
sèet-sà-wàMeanings
1NounB2
rubbish; debris
physical rubbish, trash, or floating debris
Examples
หลังพายุlǎng-paa-yúหลังพายุlǎng-paa-yú1after the storm2after a storm3post-stormเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand (in เข้าใจ)5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเศษสวะsèet-sà-wàเศษสวะsèet-sà-wà1rubbish; debris2scum; trash; worthless personลอยมาlɔɔi-maaลอยมาlɔɔi-maa1[to] drift/float toward2[of sound/smell] to waft over3[fig.] to surface (in the mind)ติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideริมน้ำrim-náamริมน้ำrim-náam1waterside; riverbank; waterfront2by the water; at the waterfront (locative use)เยอะมากyə́-mâakเยอะมากyə́-mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)
After the storm hit, a lot of floating debris got stuck in front of the waterfront house.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganเก็บgèpเศษสวะsèet-sà-wàในnaiคลองklɔɔngเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiน้ำnáamไหลlǎiได้dâaiสะดวกsà-dùuakขึ้นkʉ̂n
The villagers helped each other collect the debris in the canal so the water could flow more easily.
ปัญหาbpan-hăaท่อระบายน้ำtôr rá-baai náamอุดตันùt dtanมักmákเกิดจากgèrt jàakเศษสวะsàyt sà-wàและláeถุงพลาสติกtŭng pláat-dtìkที่têeคนkonทิ้งtíngลงไปlong bpaiอย่างyàangมักง่ายmák ngâai
The problem of clogged drains is often caused by rubbish and plastic bags that people carelessly throw away.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiเทศบาลtêet-sà-baanต้องdtɔ̂ngนำnamเรือrʉʉaออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiตักdtàkเศษสวะsèet-sà-wàที่tîiลอยlɔɔiอยู่yùuเต็มdtemแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaสภาพแวดล้อมsà-pâap-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔmทางน้ำtaang-náam
Municipal workers had to take boats out to scoop up the debris floating all over the river to protect the aquatic environment.
2NounC1
scum; trash; worthless person
a highly derogatory term for a worthless person, scum, or the dregs of society
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillทำตัวtam dtuuaทำตัวtam dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfแย่yâeแย่yâe1bad; poor2badly; poorly3[to] be in a bad wayมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofใครๆkrai kraiใครๆkrai krai1everyone; people in general2anyone at all; just anyoneก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมองว่าmong wâaมองว่าmong wâa[to] think/consider (that ...)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asเศษสวะsàyt sà-wàเศษสวะsàyt sà-wà1rubbish; debris2scum; trash; worthless person
He behaves so badly that everyone just sees him as scum.
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สังคมsăng-komไม่ควรmâi kuuanปล่อยให้bplòi hâiคนkonที่têeเป็นเหมือนbpen mĕuuanเศษสวะsàyt sà-wàเหล่านี้lào néeมาmaaเอาเปรียบao bprìiapคนkonดีๆdee dee
Society shouldn't let people who are like scum take advantage of good people.
อาชญากรàat-chá-yaa-gonที่têeหลอกลวงlòk luuangแม้กระทั่งmáe grà-tângคนชราkon chá-raaเพื่อpêuuaเอาaoเงินออมngern omก้อนgônสุดท้ายsùt táaiถือเป็นtĕu bpenพวกpûuakเศษสวะsàyt sà-wàของkŏngสังคมsăng-komอย่างแท้จริงyàang tâe jing
Criminals who deceive even the elderly for their last life savings are truly the scum of society.
เขาkăoถูกtòokเหยียดหยามyìiat yăamและláeตราหน้าdtraa nâaว่าwâaเป็นเพียงbpen piiangเศษสวะsàyt sà-wàที่têeไม่mâiคู่ควรกับkôo kuan gàpความเมตตาkwaam mâyt-dtaaใดๆdai daiจากjàakคนkonในnaiครอบครัวkrôp kruuaอีกต่อไปèek dtòr bpai
He was despised and branded as mere scum, no longer worthy of any mercy from his family members.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เศษสวะ said เสด-สะ-หวะ?
sèet-sà-wà
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ษ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sèet
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เศษsèetเศษsèet1remainder (math)2numerator3scrap; fragment; leftover4a little over; and a bitremainder (math)Part 1
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เศษสวะsèet-sà-wàเศษสวะsèet-sà-wàrubbish; debrisrubbish; debrisWord