หวิด
wìtMeaning
1AdverbB1
nearly; almost (negative event)
nearly; almost; narrowly avoiding a negative outcome.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningสะดุดsà-dùtสะดุดsà-dùt1[to] trip; stumble2[to] snag; get caught3[to] falter; be interruptedก้อนหินgɔ̂ɔn-hǐnก้อนหินgɔ̂ɔn-hǐnstone; rockแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)หวิดwìtหวิดwìtnearly; almost (negative event)ล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; topple
He tripped on a rock and nearly fell.
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That child ran in front of the car, so the motorcycle nearly hit him.
I got a very low score on the test; I nearly failed.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtหวิดwìtจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngปิดตัวbpìt-dtuuaลงlongแต่dtɛ̀ɛโชคดีที่chôok-dii-tîiได้dâaiเงินลงทุนngən-long-tunก้อนgɔ̂ɔnใหม่màiเข้ามาkâo-maaช่วยchûuaiไว้wáiทันtan
The company nearly had to shut down, but luckily it received a new investment just in time to save 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
wìt
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 | — | — |