ตาสว่าง
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From ตา (dtaa, “eye”) + สว่าง (sà-wàang, “brightened”).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | ตาสว่าง t ā s w ˋ ā ŋ | |
| Phonemic | ตา-สะ-หฺว่าง t ā – s a – h ̥ w ˋ ā ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | dtaa-sà-wàang |
| Royal Institute | ta-sa-wang | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /taː˧.sa˨˩.waːŋ˨˩/(R) | |
Verb edit
ตาสว่าง • (dtaa-sà-wàang)
- (idiomatic) to see the light: to finally realise or understand.
- (slang) to be wide awake.
- (slang, humorous) to lose the desire to sleep or be unable to sleep again after an interrupted sleep.