ควีน
kwiinMeanings
1NounA2
queen (female monarch)
A female monarch; either a reigning ruler of a kingdom or the wife of a king (queen consort).
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.รูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsควีนkwiinควีนkwiin1queen (female monarch)2queen (chess piece)3queen (drag/queer culture)
This is a picture of the queen.
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The queen wore a beautiful crown.
The queen visited Thailand many years ago.
ในnaiบางbaangประเทศbprà-têetควีนkwiinคือkʉʉประมุขของรัฐbprà-múk-kɔ̌ɔng-rátแต่dtɛ̀ɛในประเทศnai-bprà-têetอื่นʉ̀ʉnอาจàatเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangพระชายาprá-chaa-yaaของkɔ̌ɔngกษัตริย์gà-sàt
In some countries, the queen is the head of state, but in others, she may just be the king's consort.
2NounA2
queen (chess piece)
The most powerful chess piece; can move any number of squares along ranks, files, or diagonals.
Examples
ควีนkwiinควีนkwiin1queen (female monarch)2queen (chess piece)3queen (drag/queer culture)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)หมากmàakหมากmàak1areca nut (betel nut)2chess piece; game piece3move; gambit (figurative)4classifier: moves in a board gameที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelที่สุดtîi-sùtที่สุดtîi-sùt1most; -est (superlative)2very; extremely (colloquial)3in the end; ultimately
The queen is the best piece.
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He lost his queen, he will definitely lose.
The queen can move in any direction, any number of squares.
ตอนdtɔɔnเริ่มrə̂əmเกมgeemควรkuuanเก็บgèpควีนkwiinไว้wáiให้ดีhâi-diiอย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngนำnamออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเสี่ยงsìiang
At the beginning of the game, you should keep your queen safe and not bring it out into a risky position yet.
3NounB2
queen (drag/queer culture)
A person, often a man, who performs or presents in exaggerated feminine style; drag queen. Informal.
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คืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonightมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoโชว์chôhโชว์chôh1[to] show; display; put on (a show)2show (performance)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเหล่าlàoเหล่าlào1group; set; category2the ... (plural/collective marker)3classifier: groups; kinds; military branchesควีนkweenควีนkween1queen (female monarch)2queen (chess piece)3queen (drag/queer culture)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerบาร์baaบาร์baa1bar (drinking place)2bar (counter)3bar; exercise bar4bar (unit of pressure)5bar (music measure)ใกล้ๆglâi glâiใกล้ๆglâi glâi1near; close (distance)2nearby; close by3near; close to (place)4about; approximately; nearlyนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
Tonight there's a show by the queens at a nearby bar.
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การแต่งหน้าgaan-dtɛ̀ng-nâaและlɛ́ทำผมtam-pǒmของkɔ̌ɔngควีนkwiinคนkonนั้นnánอลังการà-lang-gaanและlɛ́ใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaทำtamหลายlǎaiชั่วโมงchûua-moong
That queen's makeup and hair are spectacular and took many hours to do.
การเป็นควีนgaan-bpen-kwiinไม่ใช่mâi-châiแค่kɛ̂ɛการแต่งตัวgaan-dtɛ̀ng-dtuuaเป็นbpenผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanคือkʉʉศิลปะการแสดงsǐn-lá-bpà-gaan-sà-dɛɛngออกɔ̀ɔkที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiทั้งtángความคิดสร้างสรรค์kwaam-kít-sâang-sǎnและlɛ́ทักษะták-sàรอบด้านrɔ̂ɔp-dâan
Being a queen isn't just about dressing up as a woman; it's an art of expression that requires both creativity and all-around skills.
วงการwong-gaanควีนkwiinมีmiiบทบาทสำคัญbòt-bàat-sǎm-kanในnaiการสร้างgaan-sâangพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-paiและlɛ́ขับเคลื่อนkàp-klʉ̂ʉanประเด็นbprà-denความหลากหลายทางเพศkwaam-làak-lǎai-taang-pêetในnaiสังคมsǎng-kom
The queen scene plays an important role in creating safe spaces and advancing issues of gender diversity in society.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kwiin
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 | — | — |