ควง
kuuangMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] spin; twirl; whirl
to rotate or swing something around quickly, often by hand (e.g., twirling a baton; whirling a tool)
Examples
นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilควงkuuangควงkuuang1[to] spin; twirl; whirl2[to] go out with; date; escortแท่งไฟtɛ̂ng-faiแท่งไฟtɛ̂ng-failight stick; glow stickในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛng1performance; show2expression; display; demonstration (explaining/showing)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)
The student twirls a light stick in the school performance.
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He spins the screwdriver very quickly while assembling the shelf.
เธอtəəควงkuuangกระบองgrà-bɔɔngอย่างyàangคล่องแคล่วklɔ̂ɔng-klɛ̂ɛoก่อนgɔ̀ɔnลงlongท่าtâaหมุนตัวmǔn-dtuua
She twirls the baton skillfully before going into a spin.
นักดับเพลิงnák-dàp-pləəngควงkuuangสายส่งsǎai-sòngน้ำnáamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจัดjàtทิศทางtít-taangให้hâiพุ่งตรงpûng-dtrongจุดไฟjùt-fai
The firefighter whirls the hose to direct the water stream at the flames.
2VerbB1
[to] go out with; date; escort
to accompany someone socially as a romantic partner or be seen out together, often implying being on a date
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillควงkuuangควงkuuang1[to] spin; twirl; whirl2[to] go out with; date; escortแฟนfɛɛnแฟนfɛɛn1romantic partner2fan; supporterไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastดูหนังduu-nǎngดูหนังduu-nǎng[to] watch a movie
Yesterday he went out to the movies with his girlfriend.
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ดาราdaa-raaคนkonนั้นnánควงkuuangหวานใจwǎan-jaiมาmaaร่วมrûuamงานเปิดตัวสินค้าngaan-bpə̀ət-dtuua-sǐn-káa
That celebrity showed up with their sweetheart at the product launch.
เห็นhěnเขาkǎoควงkuuangคนใหม่kon-màiเดินเล่นdəən-lênที่tîiห้างhâangเลยləəiเดาdaoว่าwâaน่าจะnâa-jàเริ่มrə̂əmคบกันkóp-ganแล้วlɛ́ɛo
I saw him out with someone new at the mall, so I guess they’ve started dating.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakเปิดตัวbpə̀ət-dtuuaคบกันkóp-ganทั้งคู่táng-kûuก็gɔ̂ควงkuuangกันganออกɔ̀ɔkงานสังคมngaan-sǎng-komถี่ขึ้นtìi-kʉ̂nและlɛ́ไม่mâiปิดบังbpìt-bangความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-pan
After going public, the two began appearing together at social events more frequently and no longer hid their relationship.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kuuang
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |