คว้าง
kwáangMeaning
1AdverbB1
adrift; dangling; loosely
in a way that hangs or floats freely without support; adrift
Examples
ลูกโป่งlûuk-bpòongลูกโป่งlûuk-bpòongballoonลอยคว้างlɔɔi-kwáangลอยคว้างlɔɔi-kwáang1[to] float adrift; hang suspended2[to] feel adrift; be left hangingอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavens
The balloon was floating adrift in the sky.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakเครื่องยนต์krʉ̂ʉang-yonดับdàpเรือrʉʉaลำเล็กlam-lékก็gɔ̂ลอยคว้างlɔɔi-kwáangอยู่yùuกลางglaangทะเลtá-lee
After the engine failed, the small boat was left adrift in the middle of the sea.
ถุงมือtǔng-mʉʉของkɔ̌ɔngนักบินอวกาศnák-bin-à-wá-gàatหลุดมือlùt-mʉʉและlɛ́ลอยคว้างlɔɔi-kwáangอยู่ในyùu-naiอวกาศà-wá-gàat
The astronaut's glove slipped and was seen floating adrift in space.
เศษซากsèet-sâakจากjàakเรือrʉʉaอับปางàp-bpaangถูกtùukพบเห็นpóp-hěnลอยคว้างlɔɔi-kwáangอยู่yùuหลายlǎaiวันก่อนwan-gɔ̀ɔnที่tîiทีมกู้ภัยtiim-gûu-paiจะjàมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ng
Debris from the shipwreck was seen floating adrift for days before the rescue team arrived.
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
kwáang
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 | — | — |