คำผวน
kam-pǔuanMeaning
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spoonerism; wordplay
a type of Thai wordplay or spoonerism where the vowels and final consonants of two syllables are swapped to create a new phrase
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutคำผวนkam-pǔuanคำผวนkam-pǔuanspoonerism; wordplayเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)กันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofบางทีbaang-tiiบางทีbaang-tii1sometimes; at times2maybe; perhaps (informal)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerฟังไม่รู้เรื่องfang-mâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉangฟังไม่รู้เรื่องfang-mâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉang[to] not understand what is said
My friends like to play around speaking in spoonerisms so much that sometimes I don't understand them.
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รายการraai-gaanตลกdtà-lòkในnaiทีวีtii-wiiมักจะmák-jàใช้cháiคำผวนkam-pǔuanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเรียกrîiakเสียงหัวเราะsǐiang-hǔua-rɔ́จากjàakคนดูkon-duu
Comedy shows on TV often use spoonerisms to draw laughs from the audience.
การคิดgaan-kítคำผวนkam-pǔuanได้dâaiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความเข้าใจkwaam-kâo-jaiในnaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangสระsàและlɛ́พยัญชนะสะกดpá-yan-chá-ná-sà-gòtของkɔ̌ɔngภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-dii
Thinking of spoonerisms quickly requires a very good understanding of vowels and final consonants in the Thai language.
กวีgà-wiiบางbaangท่านtânเลือกใช้lʉ̂ʉak-cháiคำผวนkam-pǔuanในnaiบทกลอนbòt-glɔɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnความหมายkwaam-mǎaiเชิงchəəngเสียดสีสังคมsìiat-sǐi-sǎng-komเอาไว้ao-wáiอย่างyàangแยบยลyɛ̂ɛp-yon
Some poets choose to use spoonerisms in their poetry to cleverly hide socially satirical meanings.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คำผวน said คัม-ผวน?
kam-pǔuan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kam
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 | — | — |