กวิ้น
gwînMeaning
1NounB1
penguin
a penguin (informal, shortened from เพนกวินเพนกวินpeen-gwinpenguin)
Examples
ลูกสาวlôok săaoลูกสาวlôok săaodaughterฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindน้องnóngน้องnóng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)กวิ้นgwînกวิ้นgwînpenguinที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสวนสัตว์sŭuan sàtสวนสัตว์sŭuan sàtzooมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
My daughter really likes watching the little penguins at the zoo.
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อากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónแบบนี้bàep néeอยากyàakไปbpaiเดินดูdern dooแก๊งgáengกวิ้นgwînว่ายน้ำwâai námจังเลยjang loei
In this hot weather, I really want to go watch the penguin gang swim.
เขาkăoซื้อséuตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaaกวิ้นgwînตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiมาmaaให้hâiฉันchănเป็นbpenของขวัญวันเกิดkŏng-kwăn wan-gèrt
He bought a large penguin doll as a birthday gift for me.
ดูdooสารคดีsăa-rá-ká-deeแล้วláeoสงสารsŏng-săanพวกpûuakกวิ้นgwînในnaiแอนตาร์กติกาaen-dtàak-dtì-gaaมากmâakเลยloieชีวิตchee-wítมันmanลำบากlam-bàakสุดsùtๆ-
Watching the documentary made me feel so sorry for the penguins in Antarctica; their lives are extremely difficult.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กวิ้น said กะ-วิ่น?
gwîn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
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 | — | — |