แต๋วๆ
dtăew dtăewMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
effeminate; girlish
informal, often insulting: effeminate or girlish, especially when describing a man’s behavior, voice, or mannerisms
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดจาpôot jaaพูดจาpôot jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooน้ำเสียงnám sĭiangน้ำเสียงnám sĭiang1tone of voice; vocal tone2tone; tenor (figurative)แต๋วๆdtăew dtăewแต๋วๆdtăew dtăeweffeminate; girlishคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)เข้าใจผิดkâo jai pìtเข้าใจผิดkâo jai pìt1[to] misunderstand; misinterpret2[to] mistake [sb/sth] for [sb/sth]คิดว่าkít wâaคิดว่าkít wâa1to think (that); be of the opinion (that)2to suppose/assume/guess (that)3[to] consider/regard (as)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ผู้หญิงpôo yĭngผู้หญิงpôo yĭng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)
He speaks with a somewhat effeminate voice, so people often mistakenly think he doesn't like women.
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ถึงแม้tĕung máeเขาkăoจะมีjà meeท่าทางtâa taangแต๋วๆdtăew dtăewไปbpaiบ้างbâangแต่ความจริงแล้วdtàe kwaam jing láewเขาkăoเป็นbpenผู้ชายpôo chaaiแท้táeที่têeแค่kâeมีmeeกิริยามารยาทgì-rí-yaa maa-rá-yâatเรียบร้อยrîiap róiเท่านั้นtâo nán
Even though he has somewhat effeminate mannerisms, he is actually a straight guy who simply has polite and gentle manners.
สังคมsăng-komไม่ควรmâi kuuanตัดสินdtàt-sĭnความสามารถkwaam săa-mâatในnaiการทำงานgaan tam ngaanของkŏngผู้ชายpôo chaaiเพียงpiiangเพราะpráwเขาkăoแสดงsà-daengพฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamที่têeดูdooแต๋วๆdtăew dtăew
Society shouldn't judge a man's professional capabilities simply because he exhibits slightly effeminate behaviors.
เขาkăoจงใจjong-jaiเล่นใหญ่lên yàiโดยdoiทำท่าทางtam tâa taangแต๋วๆdtăew dtăewเกินจริงgern jingในnaiฉากchàakตลกdtà-lòkเพื่อpêuuaเรียกrîakเสียงหัวเราะsĭiang hŭua-rórจากjàakผู้ชมpôo chom
He deliberately exaggerates his effeminate mannerisms in the comedy sketch to draw laughs from the audience.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แต๋วๆ said แต๋ว-แต๋ว?
dtăew dtăew
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 chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
dtăew
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |