เวรยาม
ween-yaamMeaning
1NounB1
guard duty; watch
Scheduled duty of guarding or keeping watch, often done in rotating shifts.
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightทหารtá-hǎanทหารtá-hǎan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเข้าเวรยามkâo-ween-yaamเข้าเวรยามkâo-ween-yaam[to] go on guard duty; [to] stand watchที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชายแดนchaai-dɛɛnชายแดนchaai-dɛɛnborder; frontier
Tonight, the soldiers have to be on guard duty at the border.
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พนักงานรักษาความปลอดภัยpá-nák-ngaan-rák-sǎa-kwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiจะjàผลัดกันplàt-ganเข้าเวรยามkâo-ween-yaamทุกtúkสี่sìiชั่วโมงchûua-moong
The security guards will take turns on watch duty every four hours.
He complained that this month's guard duty schedule is too heavy.
ผู้บังคับบัญชาpûu-bang-káp-ban-chaaกำลังgam-langจัดjàtตารางเวรยามdtaa-raang-ween-yaamใหม่màiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiครอบคลุมkrɔ̂ɔp-klumทุกtúkพื้นpʉ́ʉnที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kan
The commander is arranging a new guard duty schedule to cover all important areas.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ween
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เวรweenเวรween1duty; duty shift; rotation2karma; retribution3damn; crap (mild curse)4enmity; hostility; vengeanceduty; duty shift; rotationPart 1
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ยามyaamยามyaam1guard; watchman2time; period; at the time of (formal/lit.)3watch duty; guard shift4quarter of the night (traditional)guard; watchmanPart 2
เวรยามween-yaamเวรยามween-yaamguard duty; watchguard duty; watchWord