เคว้ง
kwéengMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
adrift; lost; aimless
Feeling or being lost, adrift, aimless, or stranded, often with a sense of being alone and without direction.
Examples
ตอนdtonตอนdton1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodes6[to] castrate (an animal)7[to] air-layer (a branch)ย้ายบ้านyáai bâanย้ายบ้านyáai bâan[to] move house; move homeใหม่ๆmài màiใหม่ๆmài mài1recently; just; newly2new; new ones; brand-new3fresh; just-made/just-picked4at first; initiallyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เคว้งkwéngเคว้งkwéngadrift; lost; aimlessมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
When I first moved, I felt very lost and adrift.
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พอporเรียนจบriian jòpมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiใหม่ๆmài màiผมก็pŏm gôrรู้สึกrúu-sèukเคว้งkwéngอยู่yòoพักหนึ่งpák nèungไม่รู้mâi rúuจะjàทำอะไรtam à-raiต่อdtòดีdee
Right after graduating from university, I felt aimless for a while, not knowing what to do next.
เขาkǎoถูกtùukทิ้งtíngให้hâiอยู่yùuคนเดียวkon-diiaoในnaiเมืองใหญ่mʉʉang-yàiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเคว้งคว้างkwéeng-kwáangและlɛ́โดดเดี่ยวdòot-dìiao
He was left all alone in the big city, feeling adrift and lonely.
การสูญเสียgaan-sǔun-sǐiaเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiในnaiชีวิตchii-wítไปbpaiทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเคว้งkwéengเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเรือrʉʉaที่tîiไร้ráiหางเสือhǎang-sʉ̌ʉaกลางglaangทะเลtá-lee
Losing his goal in life made him feel adrift, like a ship without a rudder in the middle of the sea.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คว, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kwéeng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |