ตาสว่าง

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Thai

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Etymology

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From ตา (dtaa, eye) +‎ สว่าง (sà-wàang, brightened).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicตาสว่าง
t ā s w ˋ ā ŋ
Phonemic
ตา-สะ-หฺว่าง
t ā – s a – h ̥ w ˋ ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboondtaa-sà-wàang
Royal Instituteta-sa-wang
(standard) IPA(key)/taː˧.sa˨˩.waːŋ˨˩/(R)

Verb

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ตาสว่าง (dtaa-sà-wàang)

  1. (idiomatic) to see the light: to finally realise or understand.
  2. (slang) to be wide awake.
  3. (slang, humorous) to lose the desire to sleep or be unable to sleep again after an interrupted sleep.
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