ควั่ก
kwâkMeaning
1AdverbB2
crowdedly; teeming; busily
in large numbers and moving around busily; used of people or animals crowded together or swarming in a place
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเดินซื้อของdəən-sʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngเดินซื้อของdəən-sʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔng[to] go shoppingกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ควั่กkwâkควั่กkwâkcrowdedly; teeming; busilyเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Today at the market, there are people swarming around buying things.
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ช่วงchûuangเทศกาลปีใหม่têet-sà-gaan-bpii-màiมีmiiนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoมาmaaเดินเล่นdəən-lênที่นี่tîi-nîiกันganให้hâiควั่กkwâk
During the New Year festival, tourists come strolling here in large numbers.
งานนิทรรศการngaan ní-tát-sà-gaanหนังสือnǎng-sĕuปีนี้bpee néeได้รับdâi rápความสนใจkwaam sŏn jaiอย่างมากyàang mâakจนมีjon meeผู้คนpôo konเดินdernกันganให้hâiควั่กkwâkแทบจะไม่มีtâep jà mâi meeที่ยืนtêe yeun
This year's book fair has received so much attention that people are swarming around with barely any room to stand.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiมีmiiข่าวkàaoลดราคาlót-raa-kaaสินค้าแบรนด์เนมsǐn-káa-brɛɛn-neemลูกค้าlûuk-káaก็gɔ̂แห่hɛ̀ɛกันganมาmaaเลือกซื้อlʉ̂ʉak-sʉ́ʉของkɔ̌ɔngในnaiห้างhâangกันganให้hâiควั่กkwâk
As soon as the news of the brand-name discount broke, customers flocked to the mall to shop in massive numbers.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คว, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kwâk
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |