แผ่ว
pɛ̀ɛoMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
faint; gentle; soft; light
soft, faint, or light in intensity, such as a gentle sound, light, wind, touch, or pulse
Examples
ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)พัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3classifier: อัน4[to] blow; sweep; carry alongแผ่วๆpàeo pàeoแผ่วๆpàeo pàeo1softly; faintly; gently2soft; faint; gentleผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughหน้าต่างnâa dtàangหน้าต่างnâa dtàang1window2window (computing)ยามค่ำyaam kâmยามค่ำyaam kâmnighttime; evening
A gentle breeze wafted through the window at night.
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I heard faint music coming from the next room.
His hand touched my shoulder lightly as if afraid I would startle.
แสงเทียนsɛ̌ɛng-tiianส่องsɔ̀ɔngแผ่วpɛ̀ɛoอยู่yùuปลายbplaaiโต๊ะdtóทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatสงบsà-ngòpและlɛ́นุ่มนวลnûm-nuuan
The candlelight glowed faintly at the end of the table, creating a calm and gentle atmosphere.
2VerbB2
to abate; to ease off
to become weaker or less intense; to diminish (used of symptoms, pain, wind, etc.)
Examples
หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureทานยาtaan yaaทานยาtaan yaa[to] take medicineแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)อาการปวดaa-gaan bpùuatอาการปวดaa-gaan bpùuatpain; acheหัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toแผ่วลงpàeo longแผ่วลงpàeo long[to] weaken; [to] fade; [to] die downเรื่อยrêuuaiเรื่อยrêuuai1continuously; continually2steadily; gradually3casually; at leisureๆ-
After taking the medicine, the headache gradually diminished.
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The storm wind that blew hard all night began to subside in the morning.
เสียงsǐiangไอaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoแผ่วลงpɛ̀ɛo-longเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอากาศaa-gàatอุ่นùnขึ้นkʉ̂nและlɛ́ควันkwanฝุ่นfùnลดน้อยลงlót-nɔ́ɔi-long
His coughing diminished as the weather warmed and the dust haze decreased.
ความkwaamเจ็บjèpบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenหลังlǎngคอkɔɔแผ่วลงpɛ̀ɛo-longทีละน้อยtii-lá-nɔ́ɔiหลังlǎngทำtamกายภาพgaai-yá-pâapและlɛ́พักผ่อนเพียงพอpák-pɔ̀ɔn-piiang-pɔɔ
The pain at the back of the neck gradually diminished after physical therapy and adequate rest.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pɛ̀ɛo
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |