วาง

waang

Meanings

2VerbB1

[to] hang up (the phone); end a call

to end a telephone call by putting the receiver down or disconnecting; to hang up.

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3VerbB1

[to] lay (eggs)

for a bird or certain animals to produce eggs.

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4VerbB2

[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)

to design, arrange, or set up something in an organized way, such as a plan, policy, or system (e.g., วางแผนวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛn[to] plan, วางนโยบาย).

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5VerbB2

[to] set; assign; impose

to set or assign something such as a rule, condition, or standard (e.g., วางกฎวางกฎwaang-gòt[to] set a rule; [to] lay down a rule, วางเงื่อนไข).

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6VerbB2

[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)

to stop holding on to an attachment, prejudice, or concern; to release it mentally or emotionally, as in วางอคติ.

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

waang

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——