คว้าน
kwáanMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] hollow out; gouge
to cut, carve, or scoop material out from the inside to make something hollow; to gouge or bore out
Examples
ช่างไม้châng-máaiช่างไม้châng-máaicarpenter; woodworkerคว้านkwáanคว้านkwáan[to] hollow out; gougeเนื้อไม้nʉ́ʉa-máaiเนื้อไม้nʉ́ʉa-máai1wood; timber (material)2woody tissue (xylem) [scientific]จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmลำต้นlam-dtônลำต้นlam-dtônstem; trunk (botany)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)กลวงgluuangกลวงgluuang1hollow; empty inside2hollow; shallow; lacking substanceเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeกระถางต้นไม้grà-tǎang-dtôn-máaiกระถางต้นไม้grà-tǎang-dtôn-máaiflowerpot; plant pot
The carpenter hollowed out the wood from the trunk to make a plant pot.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛใช้cháiช้อนchɔ́ɔnคว้านkwáanเมล็ดmá-létแตงโมdtɛɛng-mooออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakข้างในkâang-naiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnหั่นhànเสิร์ฟsə̀əp
Mom used a spoon to scoop out the watermelon seeds from the inside before slicing to serve.
ช่างปั้นchâng-bpânคว้านkwáanดินเหนียวdin-nǐiaoจากjàakใจกลางjai-glaangภาชนะpaa-chá-náอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผนังpà-nǎngบางbaangและlɛ́เรียบrîiap
The potter carefully carved out clay from the center of the vessel to make the walls thin and smooth.
วิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnใช้cháiสว่านsà-wàanคว้านkwáanรูruuเดิมdəəmให้hâiกว้างขึ้นgwâang-kʉ̂nเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiท่อเหล็กtɔ̂ɔ-lèkสอดsɔ̀ɔtผ่านpàanได้dâaiโดยdooiไม่ติดขัดmâi-dtìt-kàt
The engineer used a drill to bore out the existing hole wider so the steel pipe could pass through smoothly.
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
kwáan
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 | — | — |