คว้า
kwáaMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] grab; snatch; seize
to reach out and take hold of something quickly, often suddenly or with force
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)คว้าkwáaคว้าkwáa1[to] grab; snatch; seize2[to] clutch (at); try to grab3[to] win; secure; bagขวดน้ำkùuat-náamขวดน้ำkùuat-náamwater bottleบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2desk
He quickly grabbed the water bottle on the table.
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As the car started rolling, he quickly grabbed the steering wheel.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaลมlomพัดpátแรงrɛɛngผมpǒmต้องdtɔ̂ngคว้าkwáaประตูbprà-dtuuไว้wáiไม่ให้mâi-hâiปิดbpìtกระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛk
When the wind blew hard, I had to grab the door to keep it from slamming shut.
2VerbB1
[to] clutch (at); try to grab
to make a quick attempt to grab something, sometimes missing or only touching it
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)คว้าkwáaคว้าkwáa1[to] grab; snatch; seize2[to] clutch (at); try to grab3[to] win; secure; bagลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnball (for sports/games)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)พลาดไปplâat-bpaiพลาดไปplâat-bpai[to] miss [sth]; [to] make a mistakeนิดเดียวnít-diiaoนิดเดียวnít-diiao1just a little; only a bit; a tiny amount2a tiny bit; a very small amount
He hurried to snatch the ball but missed by just a little.
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Mom tried to grab the bottle that was about to fall, but couldn’t catch it in time.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanรีบrîipคว้าkwáaบัตรbàtจากjàakมือmʉʉโจรjooแต่dtɛ̀ɛสัมผัสได้sǎm-pàt-dâaiแค่kɛ̂ɛแว้บเดียวwɛ́ɛp-diiaoก่อนgɔ̀ɔnมันmanชักมือchák-mʉʉหนีnǐi
The staff member rushed to grab the card from the thief’s hand but only brushed it for a split second before he pulled away.
3VerbB1
[to] win; secure; bag
to obtain or achieve something valued, especially a prize, title, opportunity, or job
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillคว้าkwáaคว้าkwáa1[to] grab; snatch; seize2[to] clutch (at); try to grab3[to] win; secure; bagรางวัลraang-wanรางวัลraang-wan1prize; award2reward3bounty (offered reward)เล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)งานประกวดngaan bprà-gùuatงานประกวดngaan bprà-gùuata contest; competition eventโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)
He won a small prize in the school contest.
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เธอtəəทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkจนjonคว้าkwáaตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanได้dâaiตามที่dtaam-tîiหวังwǎng
She worked hard and managed to obtain the manager position as she hoped.
Our team captured the championship after many years of trying.
เขาkǎoใช้cháiโอกาสoo-gàatในnaiการฝึกงานgaan-fʉ̀k-ngaanเป็นbpenบันไดban-daiจนjonคว้าkwáaงานประจำngaan-bprà-jamในnaiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtชั้นนำchán-namได้dâai
He used the internship as a stepping stone and secured a full-time job at a leading company.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kwáa
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |