ก๊วย

gúuai

Meaning

1NounC1

Sino-Thai element in dish names

a Sino-Thai bound morpheme seen in names of noodle dishes (e.g., older spellings of ก๋วยเตี๋ยวก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiaorice noodles; noodle dish, กวยจั๊บกวยจั๊บguuai-jápkuai chap; rolled rice noodle soup); not used independently in modern standard Thai

Examples

คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ก๊วยgúuaiก๊วยgúuaiSino-Thai element in dish namesมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toพบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] find; discover3[to] encounter; experienceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownอาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsประเภทbprà-pêetประเภทbprà-pêet1type; category; class2classifier: types/categoriesเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)แบบเก่าbɛ̀ɛp-gàoแบบเก่าbɛ̀ɛp-gàoold-fashioned; traditionalเช่นchênเช่นchên1for example; such as2like; asกวยจั๊บguuai-jápกวยจั๊บguuai-jápkuai chap; rolled rice noodle soupหรือrʉ̌ʉหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)การสะกดgaan-sà-gòtการสะกดgaan-sà-gòt1spelling (the act)2restraint; suppression (act)เดิมdəəmเดิมdəəm1original; initial2former; previous3as before; originally; same as beforeของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiaoก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiaorice noodles; noodle dish
The term “ก๊วย” is often seen in older names of noodle dishes, such as kway chap or the old spelling of noodle soup.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai tri
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

High tone

gúuai

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Mid class + Mai tri → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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