แป๋วๆ
bpăew bpăewMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
wide-eyed; bright-eyed; innocent-looking
wide-eyed and bright-looking, often with a cute, innocent, or slightly blank expression
Examples
ลูกแมวlôok maeoลูกแมวlôok maeokitten; baby catนั่งมองnâng mongนั่งมองnâng mong[to] sit and look; [to] sit and watchฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3elderly man; grandpa (informal)4grid square; mesh5turn (in a game)6eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)แป๋วๆbpăew bpăewแป๋วๆbpăew bpăewwide-eyed; bright-eyed; innocent-lookingเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forอาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eats
The kitten sat looking at me with wide, innocent eyes to ask for food.
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เด็กน้อยdèk nôiทำtamตาdtaaแป๋วๆbpăew bpăewเมื่อmêuuaถูกtòokถามtăamว่าwâaใครkraiแอบàepกินginขนมเค้กkà-nŏm kékไปbpai
The little child made an innocent wide-eyed look when asked who secretly ate the cake.
เธอterชอบchôpส่งsòngรูปเซลฟี่rôop sayn-fêeที่ทำtêe tamตาdtaaแป๋วๆbpăew bpăewมาmaaให้hâiฉันchănดูdooเสมอsà-mĕr
She always likes to send me selfies showing her making wide, cute eyes.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeเขาkăoจะjàทำtamตาแป๋วๆdtaa bpăew bpăewเหมือนmĕuuanไม่รู้เรื่องmâi rúu rêuuangแต่dtàeจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoเขาkăoเข้าใจkâo jaiสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanทั้งหมดtáng mòtเป็นอย่างดีbpen yàang dee
Even though he put on an innocent wide-eyed look as if he knew nothing, he actually understood the whole situation perfectly well.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แป๋วๆ said แป๋ว-แป๋ว?
bpăew bpăew
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
bpăew
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 | — | — |