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waang-faiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] commit arson; [to] set fire to
to intentionally and maliciously set fire to property; to commit arson
Examples
ชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male sex3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shoreคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)วางไฟwaang-faiวางไฟwaang-fai[to] commit arson; [to] set fire toเผาpǎoเผาpǎo1[to] burn; set fire to2[to] roast; grill3[to] cremateร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngcompetitor; rivalและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] perch (of a bird)6[to] detect; pick up; sense7[to] attack; come on (of fever)8[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วันต่อมาwan-dtɔ̀ɔ-maaวันต่อมาwan-dtɔ̀ɔ-maathe next day; the following day
That man set fire to his rival’s shop and was arrested by the police the next day.
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เขาkǎoวางไฟwaang-faiเผาpǎoรถrótของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanเพราะprɔ́โกรธgròotที่tîiถูกtùukแจ้งความjɛ̂ɛng-kwaam
He set fire to his neighbor’s car because he was angry about being reported to the police.
ผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiยอมรับyɔɔm-rápว่าwâaวางไฟwaang-faiเผาpǎoโกดังgoo-dangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหวังwǎngเงินประกันngən-bprà-ganแต่dtɛ̀ɛบริษัทประกันbɔɔ-rí-sàt-bprà-ganพบpópความผิดปกติkwaam-pìt-bpòk-gà-dtìก่อนgɔ̀ɔnจ่ายเงินjàai-ngən
The suspect admitted setting fire to the warehouse to collect the insurance money, but the insurance company discovered irregularities before paying out.
แม้mɛ́ɛผู้ก่อเหตุpûu-gɔ̀ɔ-hèetจะjàอ้างว่าâang-wâaเป็นbpenอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetแต่dtɛ̀ɛภาพpâapจากjàakกล้องวงจรปิดglɔ̂ng-wong-jɔɔn-bpìtแสดงให้เห็นว่าsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěn-wâaเขาkǎoจงใจjong-jaiวางไฟwaang-faiเผาpǎoบ้านbâanหลังlǎngนั้นnán
Although the perpetrator claimed it was an accident, security camera footage showed that he deliberately set fire to the house.
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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ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)fire; flamePart 2
วางไฟwaang-faiวางไฟwaang-fai[to] commit arson; [to] set fire to[to] commit arson; [to] set fire toWord