ถ่วง(tùuang)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] weigh down

to make something heavier so it sinks, presses down, or stays in place

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasis7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)หินhĭnหินhĭn1stone; rock2gravel; small stones3hard; tough (figurative)ใส่ถุงsài tŭngใส่ถุงsài tŭng[to] put in a bag; [to] take awayไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveถ่วงtùuangถ่วงtùuang1[to] weigh down2[to] slow down; hold back3[to] balance (with weight)4counterweight; ballastตาข่ายdtaa kàaiตาข่ายdtaa kàai1net; mesh2mesh; lattice patternไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not allow; not let; forbid2[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give3so that not; in order to preventลอยน้ำloi náamลอยน้ำloi náam[to] float on water
He put stones in a bag to weigh down the net so it wouldn’t float.
2VerbB1

[to] slow down; hold back

to delay, hinder, or reduce the speed or progress of something or someone

Examples

รถติดrót dtìtรถติดrót dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]การกลับบ้านgaan glàp bâanการกลับบ้านgaan glàp bâanhomecoming; return homeของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineถ่วงtùuangถ่วงtùuang1[to] weigh down2[to] slow down; hold back3[to] balance (with weight)4counterweight; ballastไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)อีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)นานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)
Heavy traffic delayed my trip home for a long time.
3VerbB2

[to] balance (with weight)

to balance or counterbalance by adding weight; to offset

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใส่ถุงsài tŭngใส่ถุงsài tŭng[to] put in a bag; [to] take awayทรายsaaiทรายsaai1sand2sand (as material)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)อีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)ข้างkâangข้างkâang1beside; next to; by2side; lateral (modifier)3side; flank4side; party (in a dispute or game)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofถ่วงtùuangถ่วงtùuang1[to] weigh down2[to] slow down; hold back3[to] balance (with weight)4counterweight; ballastให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitกระดานgrà-daanกระดานgrà-daan1board; plank2board (blackboard/whiteboard)3game boardทรงตัวsong dtuuaทรงตัวsong dtuua1[to] keep one's balance; steady oneself2[to] remain stable; stay unchanged (prices/levels/conditions)
He added a sandbag on the other side to balance the board.
4NounB2

counterweight; ballast

a weight used to balance, stabilize, or keep something in place

Examples

ช่างchângช่างchâng1never mind; let it be2how (exclamatory)3artisan; mechanic; technician4crafts-; technical (prefix)5[to] be inclined to; be prone to (do often)ผูกpòokผูกpòok1[to] tie [sth]; fasten [sth]2[to] bind; connect; associate3[to] compose fixed-form verse4[to] obligate; bind; commitถ่วงtùuangถ่วงtùuang1[to] weigh down2[to] slow down; hold back3[to] balance (with weight)4counterweight; ballastไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotปลายbplaaiปลายbplaai1end; tip2the latter part; the end (time)ผ้าใบpâa baiผ้าใบpâa bai1canvas (fabric; sheet)2canvas (painting surface)3canvas shoes; sneakers4awning; tarp; sailเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiso that not; in order not to; to prevent [sth]ลมlomลมlom1wind2breeze; draft3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)5gas; flatulenceพัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2[to] be blown/waft3fan (device)4classifier: fansเปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn on
The worker tied a weight at the edge of the canvas to keep the wind from blowing it open.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

หน่วงnùuangหน่วงnùuang1[to] slow (down); retard; delay2deceleration; damping3sluggish; dragging; weighed down4latency; delay (computing)
  • [to] slow (down); retard; delay
  • deceleration; damping
  • sluggish; dragging; weighed down
  • latency; delay (computing)
ชะลอchá-loชะลอchá-lo1[to] slow (down)2[to] delay; postpone3[to] suspend; defer
  • [to] slow (down)
  • [to] delay; postpone
  • [to] suspend; defer
ยื้อyéuยื้อyéu1[to] tug; pull back and forth; wrest [sth]2[to] stall; drag out; buy time3[to] fend off; keep going; keep alive (fig.)
  • [to] tug; pull back and forth; wrest [sth]
  • [to] stall; drag out; buy time
  • [to] fend off; keep going; keep alive (fig.)
เหนี่ยวรั้งnìiao rángเหนี่ยวรั้งnìiao ráng1[to] hold back [sb/sth]; [to] restrain2[to] hold [sb/sth] back; [to] hinder; [to] impede
  • [to] hold back [sb/sth]; [to] restrain
  • [to] hold [sb/sth] back; [to] hinder; [to] impede
ดุลdunดุลdun1balance; equilibrium; (accounting) balance2balanced; in equilibrium3to balance; to equilibrate
  • balance; equilibrium; (accounting) balance
  • balanced; in equilibrium
  • to balance; to equilibrate