เกวียน
gwiian
Meanings
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] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]เกวียนgwiianเกวียนgwiian1ox cart; wagon2kwian (capacity unit)เทียมtiiamเทียมtiiam1fake; imitation2[to] yoke; harness alongside3artificial; syntheticวัวขนwuua kŏnฟืนfeunฟืนfeunfirewoodไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)
Villagers use an ox-drawn cart to carry firewood home.
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] harvest rice2[to] put away/clear rice (cooked)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)สามsăamสามsăam1three (3)2third (ordinal)เกวียนgwiianเกวียนgwiian1ox cart; wagon2kwian (capacity unit)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current year
The farmer harvested three kuean of rice this year.