ขว้าง
kwâangMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] throw; hurl; cast
To throw something, often with force or over a distance (e.g., throw a stone, hurl a javelin).
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ขว้างkwâangขว้างkwâang[to] throw; hurl; castลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnball (for sports/games)ไปให้bpai-hâiไปให้bpai-hâi[to] go give [sth] [to sb]เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
That child throws the ball to his friend.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanพี่ชายpîi-chaaiขว้างkwâangก้อนหินgɔ̂ɔn-hǐnข้ามkâamลำธารlam-taanได้dâaiไกลglaiมากmâak
Yesterday my brother threw a stone across the stream very far.
Don’t throw hard objects at the window; it might break.
นักnákกีฬาซ้อมgee-laa sómขว้างจักรkwâang jàkหลายlăaiครั้งkrángเพื่อpêuuaปรับมุมbpràp mumและláeแรงส่งraeng sòngให้hâiเหมาะสมmòr sŏm
The athlete practiced hurling the discus many times to adjust the angle and the force appropriately.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
kwâang
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |