วางโต
waang-dtooMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] act arrogant; [to] put on airs
To behave in an arrogant, domineering, or superior manner, often to show off one's importance.
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàengเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàeng1[to] promote [sb]2[to] be promoted; get a promotionเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toวางโตwaang dtohวางโตwaang dtoh[to] act arrogant; [to] put on airsใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)เพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateเก่าๆgào gàoเก่าๆgào gàoold; oldish (reduplicated)
As soon as he got promoted, he started acting all high and mighty towards his old colleagues.
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เธอtəəไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpคนkonที่tîiชอบchɔ̂ɔpพูดจาpûut-jaaวางโตwaang-dtooและlɛ́อวดร่ำอวดรวยùuat-râm-ùuat-ruuai
She doesn't like people who speak arrogantly and show off their wealth.
การแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngท่าทีtâa-tiiวางโตwaang-dtooของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทำให้tam-hâiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiอยากร่วมyàak-rûuamงานngaanด้วยdûuaiแม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàเก่งgèngก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
His domineering attitude makes no one want to work with him, even though he is talented.
อย่าyàaทำเป็นtam-bpenวางโตwaang-dtooไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iเลยləəiแค่kɛ̂ɛชนะchá-náเกมgeemเดียวdiiaoเองeengไม่ใช่mâi-châiว่าwâaจะได้jà-dâaiเป็นbpenแชมป์โลกchɛ́m-lôokซะหน่อยsá-nɔ̀i
Don't be so arrogant. You only won a single game; it's not like you're the world champion or anything.
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 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 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
วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)[to] put; place; set (down)Part 1
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วางโตwaang-dtooวางโตwaang-dtoo[to] act arrogant; [to] put on airs[to] act arrogant; [to] put on airsWord