หวาด
wàatMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] fear; be afraid; dread
to feel a sense of fear, apprehension, or dread. Often used in compound words like หวาดกลัวหวาดกลัวwàat-gluua1afraid; terrified2[to] be afraid of (to be scared) or หวาดระแวงหวาดระแวงwàat-rá-wɛɛngsuspicious; mistrustful; paranoid (nonclinical) (to be paranoid).
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)หวาดกลัวwàat gluaหวาดกลัวwàat glua1afraid; terrified2[to] be afraid ofความมืดkwaam mûetความมืดkwaam mûet1darkness2figurative darknessและláeและláeand (coordinating)เสียงดังๆsĭiang dang dangเสียงดังๆsĭiang dang dang1loudly; aloud2a loud sound; loud noise
Children are often scared of the dark and loud noises.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakถูกtùukโกงgoongเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmหวาดระแวงwàat-rá-wɛɛngคนที่ไม่รู้จักkon-tîi-mâi-rúu-jàk
After being cheated, he started to become paranoid of strangers.
พยานpá-yaanในnaiคดีฆาตกรรมká-dii-kâat-dtà-gamยังคงyang-kongนอนnɔɔnหวาดผวาwàat-pà-wǎaทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnแม้mɛ́ɛเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanจะjàผ่านpàanมาหลายเดือนmaa-lǎai-dʉʉanแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The witness in the murder case still lies in terror every night even though the incident happened months ago.
ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonต่างdtàangพากันpaa-ganหวั่นหวาดwàn-wàatกับgàpสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanโรคระบาดrôok-rá-bàatที่tîiไม่แน่นอนmâi-nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔn
The public is apprehensive about the uncertain pandemic situation.
2AdjectiveB2
fearful; apprehensive
feeling or showing fear or apprehension.
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneแปลกๆbplàek bplàekแปลกๆbplàek bplàek1somewhat strange; kind of odd2oddly; in a strange wayตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night periodเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ใจหวาดๆjai wàat wàatใจหวาดๆjai wàat wàat1nervous; uneasy; a bit scared; apprehensive2nervously; uneasilyขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeทันทีtan teeทันทีtan teeimmediately; at once
When he heard a strange noise at night, he immediately felt apprehensive.
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แววตาwɛɛo-dtaaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoฉายแววchǎai-wɛɛoหวาดwàatอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chátเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถูกtùukตำรวจdtam-rùuatเรียกrîiakสอบปากคำsɔ̀ɔp-bpàak-kam
A look of clear apprehension showed in his eyes when he was called in for questioning by the police.
แม้máeจะjàพยายามpà-yaa-yaamทำใจtam jaiให้hâiกล้าglâaแต่dtàeลึกๆléuk léukแล้วláeoเขาkăoก็gâwยังyangหวาดwàatอยู่yòoกับgàpภารกิจpaa-rá-gìtที่têeเสี่ยงอันตรายsìiang an-dtà-raaiนี้née
Although he tried to be brave, deep down he was still apprehensive about this dangerous mission.
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
wàat
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 | — | — |