กวัก
gwàkMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] beckon; wave [sb] over
to signal someone to come closer by moving the hand or fingers toward oneself.
Examples
แม่กวักmɛ̂ɛ-gwàkแม่กวักmɛ̂ɛ-gwàkNang Kwak; Thai beckoning goddess of fortuneมือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)เรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
Mom beckoned me over.
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He saw me and then beckoned for me to come over.
ฉันchǎnกวักมือgwàk-mʉʉเรียกrîiakพนักงานเสิร์ฟpá-nák-ngaan-sə̀əpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขอkɔ̌ɔเมนูเพิ่มmee-nuu-pə̂əm
I beckoned the waiter to ask for another menu.
เด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánยืนอยู่yʉʉn-yùuฝั่งตรงข้ามfàng-dtrong-kâamถนนtà-nǒnแล้วlɛ́ɛoกวักมือgwàk-mʉʉเรียกrîiakเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoให้hâiรีบrîipข้ามkâamมาmaa
That child stood on the opposite side of the road and beckoned to his friend to hurry up and cross.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กว, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gwàk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |