วิวาท
wí-wâatMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] quarrel; brawl
to argue heatedly or fight; to engage in a quarrel or brawl
Examples
เพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâan1neighbor (person)2neighboring (of a country or community)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedวิวาทกันwí-wâat-ganวิวาทกันwí-wâat-gan[to] argue with each other; [to] quarrelเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ที่จอดรถtîi-jɔ̀ɔt-rótที่จอดรถtîi-jɔ̀ɔt-rót1parking area; car park; parking lot2parking space; parking spot
Two neighboring households argued loudly over parking spaces.
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Don’t get into a fight with him; it’s better to talk things out calmly.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakถกเถียงกันtòk-tǐiang-ganอย่างเผ็ดyàang-pètร้อนrɔ́ɔnทั้งtángสองsɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายfàaiเกือบgʉ̀ʉapวิวาทwí-wâatจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngให้hâiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanมาmaaห้ามhâam
After a heated debate, both sides nearly got into a brawl and had to be restrained by friends.
การgaanวิวาทwí-wâatในnaiที่สาธารณะtêe săa-taa-rá-náไม่เพียงmâi piiangเสียsĭiaภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákแต่ยังdtàe yangเสี่ยงsìiangผิดกฎหมายpìt gòt-măaiด้วยdûuay
Quarreling in public not only damages your image but also risks breaking the law.
2NounB2
quarrel; altercation; brawl
a heated argument or physical fight between people
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎn1competition; contest; match; race; tournament2rivalry; competitive pressureแฟนบอลfɛɛn-bɔnแฟนบอลfɛɛn-bɔnfootball/soccer fanสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupเกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyวิวาทกันwí-wâat-ganวิวาทกันwí-wâat-gan[to] argue with each other; [to] quarrelหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)สนามsà-nǎamสนามsà-nǎam1field; court; pitch; ground2yard; open ground3area; sphere (of activity)4field (physics)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ห้ามhâamห้ามhâam[to] forbid; prohibit
After the match, fans of the two teams got into a brawl in front of the stadium, and the police had to intervene.
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พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkonมีปากเสียงmii-bpàak-sǐiangรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngจนjonเกือบgʉ̀ʉapวิวาทกันwí-wâat-ganในnaiห้องพักhɔ̂ng-pák
Two employees had a heated argument and nearly got into a fight in the break room.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganเหตุhèetวิวาทwí-wâatผู้อำนวยการpûu-am-nuuai-gaanจึงjʉngแยกyɛ̂ɛkนักเรียนnák-riianที่tîiทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-ganให้hâiอยู่yùuคนละkon-láห้องhɔ̂ngชั่วคราวchûua-kraao
To prevent a brawl, the principal temporarily separated the students who were quarreling into different rooms.
เหตุhèetวิวาทwí-wâatในnaiผับpàpเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnลุกลามlúk-laamจากjàakการโต้เถียงgaan-dtôo-tǐiangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่นั่งtîi-nângไปสู่bpai-sùuการgaanทำร้ายร่างกายtam-ráai-râang-gaaiหลายคนlǎai-kon
The brawl in the pub last night escalated from an argument over seating into physical assaults on several people.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
wí
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 | — | — |