บ่วง
bùuangMeanings
1NounB2
noose; snare; slipknot loop
a loop of rope, cord, or wire that tightens when pulled, used to catch or restrain, such as a noose or animal snare
Examples
นายพรานnaai-praanนายพรานnaai-praanhunterวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay down; set; establish (plan/rule/system)5[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)บ่วงbùuangบ่วงbùuang1noose; snare; slipknot loop2trap; bondage; entanglement (figurative)ดักdàkดักdàk1[to] set a trap; ambush; lie in wait2[to] intercept; cut off (someone’s path or message)3[to] head off; preempt [sb]/[sth] (colloquial)กระต่ายgrà-dtàaiกระต่ายgrà-dtàai1rabbit2Rabbit (Chinese zodiac)3female pubic area (slang, vulgar)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated4jungle area (gaming)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พงหญ้าpong-yâaพงหญ้าpong-yâaclump/thicket of grass
The hunter set a snare to catch a wild rabbit in the bush.
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He made a loop with the rope to tie the cow to a post.
เจ้าหน้าที่อุทยานjâao-nâa-tîi-ùt-tá-yaanพบpópซากsâakเก้งgêengติดอยู่dtìt-yùuในnaiบ่วงสลิงbùuang-sà-lǐngที่tîiพรานลักลอบpraan-lák-lɔ̂ɔpวางไว้waang-wái
Park officials found the carcass of a barking deer caught in a wire snare illegally set by poachers.
ในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanการลงgaan-longโทษประหารชีวิตtôot-bprà-hǎan-chii-wítบางครั้งbaang-krángก็gɔ̂ใช้cháiวิธีwí-tiiแขวนคอkwɛ̌ɛn-kɔɔด้วยdûuaiบ่วงbùuang
In ancient times, capital punishment was sometimes carried out by hanging with a noose.
2NounB2
trap; bondage; entanglement (figurative)
a figurative binding or inescapable hold, such as obligations, passions, or karma that ensnare someone
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillติดอยู่dtìt-yùuติดอยู่dtìt-yùu1[to] be stuck; trapped; unable to get free2[to] be attached; adhered; stuck on3[to] be held up; tied up; unable to leave4[to] remain; linger (smell/feeling/problem)5[to] be fixated on; hung up onในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บ่วงbùuangบ่วงbùuang1noose; snare; slipknot loop2trap; bondage; entanglement (figurative)หนี้สินnîi-sǐnหนี้สินnîi-sǐndebt; liabilitiesจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔkทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔk1exit2solution; way outไม่เจอmâi-jəəไม่เจอmâi-jəə[to] not find [sth/sb]
He is trapped in a snare of debt and can't find a way out.
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ความรักkwaam-rákอาจàatเป็นเหมือนbpen-mʉ̌ʉanบ่วงbùuangที่tîiผูกมัดpùuk-mátคนkonสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkonไว้wáiด้วยกันdûuai-gan
Love can be like a bond that ties two people together.
หลายคนlǎai-konพยายามpá-yaa-yaamดิ้นรนdîn-ronให้hâiหลุดพ้นlùt-pónจากjàakบ่วงbùuangแห่งhɛ̀ngความยากจนkwaam-yâak-jon
Many people struggle to escape from the trap of poverty.
การตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiผิดพลาดpìt-plâatเพียงpiiangครั้งเดียวkráng-diiaoกลายเป็นglaai-bpenบ่วงbùuangที่tîiผูกมัดpùuk-mátชีวิตchii-wítเขาkǎoมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔt
A single wrong decision became a fetter that has bound his life ever since.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bùuang
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
บ่bòบ่bò1not; no (Isan/Northern particle)2yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern)not; no (Isan/Northern particle)Part 1
+
วงwongวงwong1circle; ring2band; musical group3group; circle (of people)4classifier: sets (musical groups, rings)circle; ringPart 2
บ่วงbùuangบ่วงbùuangnoose; snare; slipknot loopnoose; snare; slipknot loopWord