กวาง
gwaangMeaning
1NounA1
deer
a hoofed mammal with slender legs; males of many species bear antlers
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกวางgwaangกวางgwaangdeerเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningหาอาหารhǎa-aa-hǎanหาอาหารhǎa-aa-hǎan[to] look for food; [to] forageตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morning
In the forest, deer walk around looking for food in the morning.
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I saw a male deer with large antlers.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoไปbpaiอุทยานùt-tá-yaanและlɛ́เห็นhěnฝูงfǔungกวางgwaangวิ่งผ่านwîng-pàanทุ่งหญ้าtûng-yâa
Yesterday we went to the park and saw a herd of deer running across the grassland.
เวลาwee-laaกวางgwaangตื่นตกใจdtʉ̀ʉn-dtòk-jaiมันmanจะjàกระโดดgrà-dòotหนีnǐiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoด้วยdûuaiขาkǎaที่tîiยาวเรียวyaao-riiao
When deer get startled, they leap away quickly with their slender legs.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gwaang
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |