แด่ว
dɛ̀ɛoMeaning
1AdverbB2
convulsively; wrigglingly
in a wriggling, flopping, or convulsive manner (often used to describe twitching or struggling movements, like a fish out of water)
Examples
ปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only nowจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] perch (of a bird)6[to] detect; pick up; sense7[to] attack; come on (of fever)8[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerดิ้นdînดิ้นdîn1[to] dance (informal; lively)2[to] wriggle; squirm; writhe; thrash3[to] struggle; resist (figurative)4metallic thread; gold or silver embroidery threadแด่วๆdàew dàewแด่วๆdàew dàewwrithing; twitchingอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พื้นเรือpéun reuuaพื้นเรือpéun reuuaboat/ship floor
The fish that was just caught is flopping around on the floor of the boat.
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พอporโดนdohnน้ำร้อนลวกnám rón lûuakหนอนnŏnก็gâwดิ้นdînแด่วๆdàew dàewด้วยdûuayความเจ็บปวดkwaam jèp bpùuat
When scalded by hot water, the worm wriggled convulsively in pain.
สุนัขsù-nákที่têeโดนdohnยาyaaเบื่อbèuuaชักchákดิ้นdînแด่วๆdàew dàewก่อนจะgòn jàขาดใจkàat jaiตายdtaai
The poisoned dog twitched convulsively before dying.
He was electrocuted and fell down writhing convulsively on the floor.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dɛ̀ɛo
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |