พะวง
pá-wongMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
worried; anxious; preoccupied (with [sth])
feeling uneasy or persistently concerned about [sth]; mentally preoccupied with [sth]
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardพะวงpá-wongพะวงpá-wong1worried; anxious; preoccupied (with [sth])2[to] worry (about [sth]); be preoccupied (with [sth])เรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanwork matters; businessที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerค้างอยู่káang-yùuค้างอยู่káang-yùu[to] be pending; [to] be stuckเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedกินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] online
She is still uneasy about the unfinished work, so she can’t eat.
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ผมpǒmพะวงpá-wongกับgàpผลสอบpǒn-sɔ̀ɔpตลอดวันdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wanจนjonทำอะไรtam-à-raiอย่างอื่นyàang-ʉ̀ʉnก็gɔ̂ไม่mâiเต็มที่dtem-tîi
I was preoccupied with the exam results all day, so I couldn’t fully focus on anything else.
แม่mɛ̂ɛพะวงpá-wongว่าwâaลูกlûukจะjàกลับดึกglàp-dʉ̀kเลยləəiคอยkɔɔiเป็นห่วงbpen-hùuangและlɛ́เช็กchékโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn
Mom was concerned that her child would come home late, so she kept checking her phone all night.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàนั่งnângประชุมbprà-chumอยู่yùuเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangพะวงpá-wongกับgàpปัญหาbpan-hǎaการเงินgaan-ngənที่บ้านtîi-bâanจนjonไม่อาจmâi-àatมีสมาธิmii-sà-maa-tíกับgàpประเด็นbprà-denในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chum
Even while sitting in the meeting, he remained preoccupied with his family’s financial problems, unable to concentrate on the agenda.
2VerbB1
[to] worry (about [sth]); be preoccupied (with [sth])
to be concerned or fixated on [sth] in a worried way
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseพะวงpá-wongพะวงpá-wong1worried; anxious; preoccupied (with [sth])2[to] worry (about [sth]); be preoccupied (with [sth])ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)สอบไม่ผ่านsɔ̀ɔp-mâi-pàanสอบไม่ผ่านsɔ̀ɔp-mâi-pàan[to] fail a testทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn1all night; the whole night2the entire night
Mom was worried all night that her child might not pass the exam.
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I'm still fixated on the unfinished work, so I can't sleep.
She is so worried and fixated on the test results that she can't function well.
อย่าyàaพะวงpá-wongแต่dtɛ̀ɛความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatที่ผ่านมาtîi-pàan-maaจนjonลืมlʉʉmมองmɔɔngโอกาสoo-gàatที่อยู่tîi-yùuตรงหน้าdtrong-nâa
Don't be so fixated on past mistakes that you forget to see the opportunities in front of you.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
พะpáพะpá1[to] be burdened/loaded down (with)2[to] hang on; cling on; be stuck on[to] be burdened/loaded down (with)Part 1
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วงwongวงwong1circle; ring2band; musical group3group; circle (of people)4classifier: sets (musical groups, rings)circle; ringPart 2
พะวงpá-wongพะวงpá-wongworried; anxious; preoccupied (with [sth])worried; anxious; preoccupied (with [sth])Word