หางว่าว(hăang wâao)
Meanings
1NounA2
tail of a kite
the long strip or string attached to a kite that helps stabilize its flight
2NounB2
long trailing series (figurative)
a long, trailing line or succession of things (e.g., comments, issues) that follows after something, by analogy to a kite’s tail
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillคิดว่าkít wâaคิดว่าkít wâa1to think (that); be of the opinion (that)2to suppose/assume/guess (that)3[to] consider/regard (as)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)จบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3[to] graduate4finished; over; done5[to] drop it; end (discussion/argument)ง่ายๆngâai ngâaiง่ายๆngâai ngâai1easy; simple; uncomplicated2plain; low-key; informal3simply; casually; without much effort4easygoing; not fussy (of a person)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] turn over/flip/reverse2contrary; on the contrary3[to] return; go/come back4back; in returnมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหางว่าวhăang wâaoหางว่าวhăang wâao1tail of a kite2long trailing series (figurative)ตามมาdtaam maaตามมาdtaam maa1[to] follow; come after2[to] ensue; resultอีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/cases
He thought the issue would end easily, but it turned out to have a long tail of many other issues following it.
Word Breakdown
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หางว่าวhăang wâaoหางว่าวhăang wâaotail of a kite