ขวิด
kwìtMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] gore; [to] butt with horns
to gore or butt with the horns, as a buffalo or bull does; by extension, to ram into something (often in headlines).
Examples
ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstควายkwaaiควายkwaai1water buffalo2fool; idiot (insult)ตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ขวิดkwìtขวิดkwìt[to] gore; [to] butt with hornsคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirring
Be careful! That buffalo likes to gore people.
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เขาkǎoถูกtùukกระทิงgrà-tingขวิดkwìtจนjonบาดเจ็บbàat-jèpสาหัสsǎa-hàtตอนdtɔɔnไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoที่tîiสเปนsà-bpeen
He was gored by a bull and seriously injured when he was traveling in Spain.
รถกระบะrót-grà-bàเสียหลักsǐia-làkพุ่งpûngขวิดkwìtเสาไฟฟ้าsǎo-fai-fáaข้างทางkâang-taangจนjonหักโค่นhàk-kôon
The pickup truck lost control and rammed into a utility pole on the roadside, knocking it down.
ในnaiข่าวkàaoพาดหัวpâat-hǔuaว่าwâaสิบล้อsìp-lɔ́ɔขวิดkwìtเก๋งgěengยับyápซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenการใช้คำgaan-chái-kamที่tîiให้hâiภาพpâapความรุนแรงkwaam-run-rɛɛngของkɔ̌ɔngการชนgaan-chonได้dâaiอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeen
The headline read '10-wheeler rams sedan, mangled,' which is a use of words that clearly paints a picture of the collision's violence.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ขว, the first consonant ข sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kwìt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |