ขวนขวาย
kǔuan-kwǎaiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] strive; make an effort; take initiative
To actively make an effort to obtain something or get something done.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herขวนขวายkǔuan-kwǎaiขวนขวายkǔuan-kwǎai[to] strive; make an effort; take initiativeเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)ภาษาpaa-sǎaภาษาpaa-sǎa1language; tongue2register; jargon; specialized languageใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)ทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayแม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy load
She actively studies a new language every day even though she works hard.
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เขาkǎoขวนขวายkǔuan-kwǎaiหาhǎaคอร์สออนไลน์kɔ́ɔt-ɔɔn-laaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพัฒนาpát-tá-naaทักษะták-sàอาชีพaa-chîipของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
He seeks out online courses to improve his professional skills.
ผู้จัดpûu-jàtการชื่นชมgaan-chʉ̂ʉn-chomทีมtiimที่tîiขวนขวายkǔuan-kwǎaiแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaเองeengก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàขอkɔ̌ɔความช่วยเหลือkwaam-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉa
The manager praised the team for diligently trying to solve problems on their own before asking for help.
แม้mɛ́ɛไม่mâiมีงบประมาณmii-ngóp-bprà-maanมากmâakนักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiก็gɔ̂ยังyangขวนขวายkǔuan-kwǎaiหาทุนhǎa-tunและlɛ́ทดลองtót-lɔɔngแนวทางnɛɛo-taangใหม่màiอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉang
Despite limited budgets, the researchers actively sought funding and continuously experimented with new approaches.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kǔuan
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |