กวัด
gwàtMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] wave/swing [sth]; brandish [sth]
To wave or swing something, such as a sword, a flag, or one's hand, in a wide, sweeping, and often forceful motion; to brandish.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillกวัดgwàtกวัดgwàt[to] wave/swing [sth]; brandish [sth]มือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; 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 reactionบริกรbɔɔ-rí-gɔɔnบริกรbɔɔ-rí-gɔɔnwaiter; waitress; serverให้มาhâi-maaให้มาhâi-maa[to] send; [to] have [sb] come (here)เก็บเงินgèp-ngənเก็บเงินgèp-ngən1[to] save money; put money aside2[to] collect payment; charge [sb]ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtótable; desk
He waved his hand to call the waiter to come get the bill at the table.
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ทหารองครักษ์tá-hǎan-ong-ká-rákกวัดดาบgwàt-dàapเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสดงsà-dɛɛngความเคารพkwaam-kao-rópต่อdtɔ̀ɔกษัตริย์gà-sàt
The royal guard brandished his sword to show respect to the king.
นักรบnák-rópในnaiภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonกวัดดาบgwàt-dàapเล่มlêmใหญ่yàiอย่างyàangน่าเกรงขามnâa-greeng-kǎamทำให้tam-hâiศัตรูsàt-dtruuไม่mâiกล้าglâaเข้าใกล้kâo-glâi
The warrior in the movie brandished his large sword intimidatingly, making the enemies afraid to approach.
ผู้นำเชียร์pûu-nam-chiiaกวัดgwàtธงtongของkɔ̌ɔngมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiไปมาbpai-maaกลางอากาศglaang-aa-gàatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปลุกใจbplùk-jaiกองเชียร์gɔɔng-chiiaให้hâiส่งเสียงดังsòng-sǐiang-dangขึ้นkʉ̂n
The cheerleader swung the university's flag back and forth in the air to rouse the crowd to cheer louder.
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 -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gwàt
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 | — | — |