แด่วๆ
dàew dàewMeaning
1AdverbC1
writhing; twitching
writhing, twitching, or struggling convulsively (often describing the movements of a dying fish or someone in severe pain)
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 surfaceขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)มาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesดิ้นdînดิ้นdîn1[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)พื้นหญ้าpéuun yâaพื้นหญ้าpéuun yâagrassy ground; turf
The fish just caught from the water is writhing on the grass.
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เมื่อmêuuaสุนัขsù-nákกินยาgin yaaเบื่อbèuuaหนูnŏoเข้าไปkâo bpaiมันmanก็gâwล้มลงlóm longและláeดิ้นdînแด่วๆdàew dàewด้วยdûuayความทรมานkwaam tor-rá-maan
When the dog ingested rat poison, it collapsed and writhed in agony.
พิษpítของkŏngแมงกะพรุนกล่องmaeng gà-prun glòngทำลายtam laaiระบบประสาทrá-bòp bprà-sàatอย่างรวดเร็วyàang rûuat-reoส่งผลให้sòng pŏn hâiเหยื่อyèuuaชักเกร็งchák grengและláeดิ้นdînแด่วๆdàew dàewก่อนจะgòn jàหมดสติmòt sà-dtì
The venom of the box jellyfish rapidly destroys the nervous system, causing the victim to convulse and writhe before losing consciousness.
ท่ามกลางtâam glaangสมรภูมิรบsà-mŏ-rá-pum rópอันanโหดร้ายhòht ráaiภาพpâapของkŏngทหารtá-hăanที่têeบาดเจ็บbàat jèpสาหัสsăa-hàtและláeนอนดิ้นnon dînแด่วๆdàew dàewรอคอยro koiความตายkwaam dtaaiนั้นnánช่างchângน่าสลดใจnâa sà-lòt jaiยิ่งนักyîng nák
Amidst the brutal battlefield, the sight of severely wounded soldiers lying there writhing while awaiting death is truly tragic.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แด่วๆ said แด่ว-แด่ว?
dàew dàew
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
dàew
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 | — | — |