กวาด
gwàatMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] sweep (clean)
to clean a floor or surface using a broom or brush
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กวาดgwàatกวาดgwàat1[to] sweep (clean)2[to] sweep up; clear away; clean up3[to] sweep; conduct a sweep (search/roundup)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)ทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
I sweep the floor every morning.
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Yesterday the housekeeper swept the balcony until it was clean.
Tomorrow we will sweep the yard in front of the house before receiving guests.
หลังlǎngงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangเสร็จsètพวกเราpûuak-raoช่วยกันchûuai-ganกวาดgwàatพื้นห้องโถงpʉ́ʉn-hɔ̂ng-tǒongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเก็บgèpเศษsèetขยะkà-yàและlɛ́ฝุ่นfùn
After the party ended, we helped sweep the hall floor to collect trash and dust.
2VerbB1
[to] sweep up; clear away; clean up
to remove or collect many things at once, as if sweeping them away; to clear or tidy thoroughly
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenจบงานjòp-ngaanจบงานjòp-ngaan1[to] finish a job or project2[to] finish [a] job/project; [to] wrap up an event3[to] wrap up an eventเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherกวาดgwàatกวาดgwàat1[to] sweep (clean)2[to] sweep up; clear away; clean up3[to] sweep; conduct a sweep (search/roundup)เศษกระดาษsèet-grà-dàatเศษกระดาษsèet-grà-dàatscrap of paper; paper scrapsออกให้ɔ̀ɔk-hâiออกให้ɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] pay for [sb]หมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogether
After the event, we helped sweep away all the paper scraps at once.
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A strong wind swept the leaves from the whole field into one corner.
ทีมtiimจัดงานjàt-ngaanกวาดgwàatสิ่งของsìng-kɔ̌ɔngที่tîiเกะกะgè-gàออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakทางเดินtaang-dəənเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiคนkonเดินdəənสะดวกsà-dùuak
The event team cleared away the clutter from the walkway so people could pass easily.
หลังlǎngขายkǎaiลดราคาlót-raa-kaaร้านráanก็gɔ̂กวาดสินค้าgwàat-sǐn-káaคงเหลือkong-lʉ̌ʉaออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakชั้นchánเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจัดjàtพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiใหม่màiทั้งหมดtáng-mòt
After the sale, the store cleared the remaining stock from the shelves to reorganize the space completely.
3VerbB2
[to] sweep; conduct a sweep (search/roundup)
to move across a wide area to search, collect, arrest, or capture many at once; to make a broad sweep
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerตั้งด่านdtâng-dàanตั้งด่านdtâng-dàan[to] set up a checkpointกวาดgwàatกวาดgwàat1[to] sweep (clean)2[to] sweep up; clear away; clean up3[to] sweep; conduct a sweep (search/roundup)พื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîi1area; space; surface; land area2region; zone; locality; area3space; arena (figurative)ริมrimริมrim1edge; rim; border2outermost; at the edgeชายแดนchaai-dɛɛnชายแดนchaai-dɛɛnborder; frontierเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofตรวจค้นdtrùuat-kónตรวจค้นdtrùuat-kón[to] search [sb]/[sth]/[somewhere]; conduct a searchผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎisuspect; person under suspicionหลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalจุดjùtจุดjùt1dot; spot; speck2point (location/time)3[to] light; ignite4point (argument/aspect)5decimal point6degree (° symbol)7point (classifier for small dots/points)พร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-gansimultaneously; at the same time; together (in unison)
The police set up checkpoints to sweep the border area, searching multiple locations for suspects at once.
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ทีมกู้ภัยtiim-gûu-paiกวาดgwàatแนวป่าnɛɛo-bpàaทั้งtángแนวnɛɛoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaค้นหาkón-hǎaผู้สูญหายpûu-sǔun-hǎaiอย่างเป็นระบบyàang-bpen-rá-bòp
The rescue team swept the entire forest line to search for the missing person systematically.
หน่วยงานnùuai-ngaanใช้cháiโดรนdroonกวาดgwàatเหนือnʉ̌ʉaทะเลสาบtá-lee-sàapเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสแกนsà-gɛɛnหาhǎaคราบน้ำมันkrâap-nám-manในวงกว้างnai-wong-gwâang
The agency used drones to sweep over the lake to scan for oil slicks across a wide area.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiพิเศษpí-sèetกวาดgwàatรอบrɔ̂ɔpเมืองmʉʉangยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉnจับกุมjàp-gumเครือข่ายkrʉʉa-kàaiได้dâaiหลายlǎaiจุดjùtในnaiการปฏิบัติการgaan-bpà-dtì-bàt-gaanเดียวdiiao
Special officers swept around the city at night, arresting the network at multiple locations in a single operation.
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
gwàat
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 | — | — |