หวัด
wàtMeanings
1NounA2
common cold
A mild, contagious viral infection causing runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat, and cough; the common cold.
Examples
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It rained yesterday, so I caught a cold and have a slight cough.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiคนkonในnaiออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítเป็นหวัดbpen-wàtกันganหลายคนlǎai-konต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangติดกันdtìt-gan
Many people in the office have a cold lately; we have to be careful not to catch it.
เขาkǎoหายhǎaiจากjàakหวัดwàtแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangมีmiiอาการไอaa-gaan-aiและlɛ́เจ็บคอjèp-kɔɔอยู่yùuเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔi
He has recovered from the cold, but still has a slight cough and sore throat.
2AdjectiveB1
scrawled; hastily written
Describing handwriting written quickly and carelessly, with indistinct or poorly formed letters.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อ่านลายมือàan-laai-mʉʉอ่านลายมือàan-laai-mʉʉ1[to] read handwriting2[to] read palms; [to] do palmistryเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเขียนkǐianเขียนkǐian1[to] write2[to] draw; sketch3[to] fill out; write in4[to] compose; author5[to] write (data); burn (a disc)หวัดwàtหวัดwàt1common cold2scrawled; hastily writtenมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I can’t read his handwriting because he writes very sloppily.
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ตอนdtɔɔnจดjòtตามdtaamครูkruuฉันchǎnรีบrîipมากmâakเลยləəiเขียนkǐianหวัดwàtจนjonกลับมาglàp-maaอ่านàanไม่รู้เรื่องmâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉang
I was in such a rush taking notes in class that I wrote so sloppily I couldn’t understand them afterward.
แม้mɛ́ɛเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaในnaiรายงานraai-ngaanจะjàครบถ้วนkróp-tûuanแต่dtɛ̀ɛลายมือlaai-mʉʉที่tîiหวัดwàtจนjonแยกyɛ̂ɛkตัวอักษรdtuua-àk-sɔ̌ɔnแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่mâiออกɔ̀ɔkก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiครูkruuต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaตรวจdtrùuatนานnaanกว่าปกติgwàa-bpòk-gà-dtì
Although the report’s content was complete, the handwriting was so sloppy that the teacher could barely distinguish the letters and took longer than usual to mark it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ว puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
wàt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |