ระแวง
rá-wɛɛngMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
suspicious; distrustful; wary
Feeling distrustful or worried that someone may cause harm or that something bad may happen.
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)กระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3wallet4classifier: ใบหายhǎaiหายhǎai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerระแวงrá-wɛɛngระแวงrá-wɛɛng1suspicious; distrustful; wary2[to] be suspicious of [sb/sth]; be waryคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเดินเข้ามาdəən-kâo-maaเดินเข้ามาdəən-kâo-maa[to] walk in; [to] enter by walkingใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to
After my bag was stolen, I became suspicious of anyone who came close.
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เธอtəəยังคงyang-kongระแวงrá-wɛɛngว่าwâaบ้านbâanจะjàโดนdoonงัดngátอีกìikแม้mɛ́ɛติดdtìtกล้องglɔ̂ngแล้วlɛ́ɛo
She is still worried that the house will be broken into again, even though cameras are installed.
เขาkǎoระแวงrá-wɛɛngทุกtúkข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamที่tîiได้รับdâi-rápกลัวว่าgluua-wâaจะเป็นjà-bpenมิจฉาชีพmít-chǎa-chîipหลอกลวงlɔ̀ɔk-luuang
He is distrustful of every message he receives, fearing it may be a scam.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiชุมชนตึงเครียดchum-chon-dtʉng-krîiatผู้คนpûu-konระแวงrá-wɛɛngกันganหลังlǎngเกิดเหตุgə̀ət-hèetทะเลาะtá-lɔ́รุนแรงrun-rɛɛng
The atmosphere in the community is tense; people are wary of one another after the violent dispute.
2VerbB2
[to] be suspicious of [sb/sth]; be wary
To feel distrustful of someone or something; to be on guard because of doubt or fear.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toระแวงrá-wɛɛngระแวงrá-wɛɛng1suspicious; distrustful; wary2[to] be suspicious of [sb/sth]; be waryเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateหลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)พบว่าpóp-wâaพบว่าpóp-wâa[to] find (that); discover (that)ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muun1information; data (non-count)2data (computing)รั่วไหลrûua-lǎiรั่วไหลrûua-lǎi1[to] leak (liquid or gas)2leakage3[to] leak (information/data)
He began to distrust his colleague after discovering a data leak.
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เธอterระแวงrà-waengเวลาway-laaได้รับdâi rápอีเมลee-maynแปลกbplàekๆ-เพราะpráwกลัวgluuaเป็นbpenฟิชชิ่งfít-chîng
She is wary whenever she receives strange emails because she fears phishing.
ชุมชนระแวงchum-chon-rá-wɛɛngคนแปลกหน้าkon-bplɛ̀ɛk-nâaที่tîiวนเวียนwon-wiianอยู่yùuแถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanจึงjʉngแจ้งjɛ̂ɛngเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiให้มาhâi-maaตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔp
The community grew suspicious of a stranger lingering around the neighborhood and notified authorities to investigate.
หลังlǎngเกิดเหตุgə̀ət-hèetโจรกรรมjoo-rá-gamผู้เช่าpûu-châoหลายคนlǎai-konระแวงrá-wɛɛngมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nและlɛ́ขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiเพิ่มpə̂əmกล้องวงจรปิดglɔ̂ng-wong-jɔɔn-bpìt
After the burglary, many tenants became more distrustful and requested additional CCTV cameras.
Tones
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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
rá
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
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แวงwɛɛngแวงwɛɛng1[to] glance; cast a sidelong look (dialect/poetic)2[to] deviate; slant (rare/poetic)[to] glance; cast a sidelong look (dialect/poetic)Part 2
ระแวงrá-wɛɛngระแวงrá-wɛɛngsuspicious; distrustful; warysuspicious; distrustful; waryWord