เกวียน
gwiianMeanings
1NounB1
ox cart; wagon
A traditional animal-drawn cart (typically ox-drawn), used for transporting goods or people.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเกวียนgwiianเกวียนgwiian1ox cart; wagon2kwian (capacity unit)เทียมtiiamเทียมtiiam1artificial; synthetic2fake; imitation3[to] yoke; harness; hitchวัวwuuaวัวwuuacow; cattleขนkǒnขนkǒn1hair; fur (body hair of people/animals)2[to] transport; haul; carry (goods)ฟืนfʉʉnฟืนfʉʉnfirewoodไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivated
Villagers use an ox-drawn cart to carry firewood home.
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เราraoเห็นhĕnเกวียนgwiianไม้máiคันkanหนึ่งnèungบรรทุกban-túkข้าวเปลือกkâao bplèuakแล่นlâenช้าcháaๆ-ไปตามbpai dtaamถนนtà-nŏnดินdin
We saw a wooden cart loaded with paddy moving slowly along the dirt road.
ในnaiงานเทศกาลngaan-têet-sà-gaanเขาkǎoจัดjàtขบวนkà-buuanเกวียนgwiianโบราณboo-raanให้hâiคนkonขึ้นkʉ̂nนั่งnângและlɛ́ถ่ายรูปtàai-rûup
At the festival, they arranged a procession of traditional carts for people to sit on and take photos.
ช่างฝีมือchâng-fǐi-mʉʉซ่อมsɔ̂mล้อlɔ́ɔเกวียนgwiianด้วยdûuaiซี่sîiไม้ไผ่máai-pàiและlɛ́เหล็กเสริมlèk-sə̌əmเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiทนต่อton-dtɔ̀ɔการบรรทุกgaan-ban-túkหนักnàk
The craftsman repaired the cart wheel with bamboo spokes and metal reinforcement to withstand heavy loads.
2NounB2
kwian (capacity unit)
A traditional Thai unit of capacity, equal to 2,000 liters (often used for rice).
Examples
ชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerเก็บข้าวgèp-kâaoเก็บข้าวgèp-kâao1[to] put away/clear rice (cooked)2[to] harvest riceได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerสามsǎamสามsǎamthree (3)เกวียนgwiianเกวียนgwiian1ox cart; wagon2kwian (capacity unit)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current year
The farmer harvested three kuean of rice this year.
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โครงการkroong-gaanแจกjɛ̀ɛkน้ำnáamช่วยchûuaiชุมชนchum-chonได้dâaiสองsɔ̌ɔngเกวียนgwiianระหว่างrá-wàangภัยแล้งpai-lɛ́ɛng
The water distribution project aided the community with two kuean during the drought.
สหกรณ์sà-hà-gɔɔnรับซื้อráp-sʉ́ʉข้าวสารkâao-sǎanขั้นต่ำkân-dtàmห้าhâaเกวียนgwiianต่อdtɔ̀ɔรายraaiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiคุ้มค่าkúm-kâaค่าขนส่งkâa-kǒn-sòng
The cooperative purchases at least five kuean of milled rice per seller to make transport costs worthwhile.
สัญญาsǎn-yaaกำหนดgam-nòtปริมาณbpà-rí-maanข้าวเปลือกkâao-bplʉ̀ʉakไว้wáiที่tîiสิบsìpเกวียนgwiianพร้อมprɔ́ɔmเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiปรับราคาbpràp-raa-kaaหากhàakส่งมอบsòng-mɔ̂ɔpไม่mâiครบkróp
The contract specifies ten kuean of paddy with price adjustment terms if delivery is short.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กว, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gwiian
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |