แกว
gɛɛoMeaning
1NounC1
Vietnamese person (offensive/dated)
An old term for a Vietnamese person. It is now considered offensive or rude; avoid using it.
Examples
คุณย่าkun-yâaคุณย่าkun-yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)เคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)เล่าให้ฟังlâo-hâi-fangเล่าให้ฟังlâo-hâi-fang[to] tell [sb]; [to] recount (to [sb]); [to] share what happened (with [sb])ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔn1formerly; in the past; back then2the old days; former timesมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleแกวgɛɛoแกวgɛɛoVietnamese person (offensive/dated)อพยพมาòp-pá-yóp-maaอพยพมาòp-pá-yóp-maa[to] migrate here; [to] immigrateอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níiแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níi1around here; nearby2this area; this neighborhood3approximately; around this time/amountเยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too much
My grandma used to tell me that a long time ago, many Vietnamese people (using the old term 'gaew') migrated to this area.
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เราraoไม่ควรmâi-kuuanใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaแกวgɛɛoเรียกrîiakคนkonเวียดนามwîiat-naamแล้วlɛ́ɛoนะnáเพราะprɔ́มันmanเป็นbpenคำkamที่tîiไม่สุภาพmâi-sù-pâapและlɛ́ถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการดูถูกgaan-duu-tùuk
We shouldn't use the word 'gaew' to refer to Vietnamese people anymore because it's an impolite and derogatory term.
ในnaiเอกสารèk-gà-săanทางประวัติศาสตร์taang bprà-wàt-sàatบางbaangชิ้นchínเราraoอาจàatพบpópการใช้คำgaan chái kamว่าwâaแกวgaewซึ่งsêungสะท้อนถึงsà-tón tĕungบริบทbò-rí-bòtและláeทัศนคติtát-sà-ná-ká-dtìทางสังคมtaang săng-komในnaiยุคyúkนั้นnán
In some historical documents, we may find the use of the word 'gaew', which reflects the social context and attitudes of that era.
การศึกษาgaan sùk-săaที่มาของคำtêe maa kŏng kamว่าwâaแกวgaewเผยให้เห็นpŏei hâi hĕnประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatความสัมพันธ์kwaam săm-panที่têeซับซ้อนsáp sónระหว่างrá-wàangสองsŏngชาติchâatซึ่งsêungคำkamๆ-นี้néeได้dâiเปลี่ยนbplìianความหมายkwaam măaiจากjàakคำเรียกkam rîiakธรรมดาtam-má-daaไปสู่bpai sòoคำkamเชิงลบcherng lóp
Studying the origin of the word 'gaew' reveals the complex historical relationship between the two nations, during which the word's meaning shifted from a simple identifier to a negative term.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gɛɛo
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 | — | — |