วางไข่
waang-kàiMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] lay eggs
for a female animal, especially a bird, reptile, insect, or fish, to produce and deposit eggs
Examples
เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous dayเต่าdtàoเต่าdtào1turtle; tortoise; terrapin2slow person/thing (figurative)วางไข่waang-kàiวางไข่waang-kài[to] lay eggsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชายหาดchaai-hàatชายหาดchaai-hàatbeach; shore
Yesterday the turtle laid eggs on the beach.
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The hen lays eggs every morning.
Tomorrow mosquitoes will likely lay eggs in still water after the rain.
ปลาซาร์ดินbplaa-saa-dinจะjàว่ายwâaiรวมกลุ่มruuam-glùmแล้วlɛ́ɛoวางไข่waang-kàiในnaiทะเลเปิดtá-lee-bpə̀ətเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiกระแสน้ำgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náamพาpaaไข่kàiกระจายgrà-jaaiไปbpai
Sardines swim in schools and lay eggs in the open sea so that the currents disperse them.
Yesterday the fish laid eggs near the grass in the pond.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเต่าdtàoทะเลtá-leeน่าจะnâa-jàขึ้นkʉ̂nหาดhàatมาmaaวางไข่waang-kàiตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn
Tomorrow the sea turtles will probably come ashore to lay eggs at night.
ช่วงchûuangฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒnยุงyungชอบchɔ̂ɔpวางไข่waang-kàiในnaiน้ำขังnáam-kǎngทำให้tam-hâiจำนวนjam-nuuanเพิ่มขึ้นpə̂əm-kʉ̂nอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
During the rainy season, mosquitoes like to lay eggs in stagnant water, causing their numbers to increase rapidly.
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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ไข่kàiไข่kài1egg2[to] lay eggs; spawn3testicles (vulgar/slang)4zero score (slang, sports/exams)eggPart 2
วางไข่waang-kàiวางไข่waang-kài[to] lay eggs[to] lay eggsWord