แกว๋น
gwɛ̌ɛnMeaning
1AdjectiveC2
skilled; brave
skilled, expert, or brave (primarily used in Northern Thai dialect)
Examples
พ่ออุ๊ยpɔ̂ɔ-úiพ่ออุ๊ยpɔ̂ɔ-úi1grandfather (Northern Thai)2elderly man (respectful; Northern Thai)คนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personเปิ้นbpə̂ənเปิ้นbpə̂ən1he; she; they (Northern Thai, 3rd person)2I; me (Northern Thai, familiar)แกว๋นgwɛ̌ɛnแกว๋นgwɛ̌ɛnskilled; braveเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterจักสานjàk-sǎanจักสานjàk-sǎan1[to] weave basketry; do wickerwork2basketry; wickerworkตะกร้าdtà-grâaตะกร้าdtà-grâa1basket2classifier: basketfuls3shopping basket; online cartไม้ไผ่máai-pàiไม้ไผ่máai-pài1bamboo (plant)2bamboo (material)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverสู้sûuสู้sûu1[to] fight; struggle2keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)3[to] compete; contend (against)4[to] withstand; cope with; afford5[to] match; compare with; equalได้เลยdâai-ləəiได้เลยdâai-ləəi1sure; okay; go ahead2can … right away; may … now
This old man is highly skilled in weaving bamboo baskets; no one can match him.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanต่างdtàangยกย่องyók-yɔ̂ɔngว่าwâaพรานป่าpraan-bpàaคนนี้kon-níiเป็นbpenคนkonแกว๋นgwɛ̌ɛnที่tîiกล้าglâaเผชิญหน้าpà-chəən-nâaกับgàpสัตว์ร้ายsàt-ráaiในnaiป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́k
The villagers all praise this hunter as a brave man who dares to face fierce animals in the deep forest.
ถ้าtâaจะjàหาhǎaคนkonมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiซ่อมsɔ̂mหลังคาlǎng-kaaต้องdtɔ̂ngไปbpaiเรียกrîiakอ้ายâaiสมชายsǒm-chaaiเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoแกว๋นgwɛ̌ɛnเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanช่างchâangที่สุดtîi-sùtในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan
If you're looking for someone to help fix the roof, you have to call brother Somchai because he is the most expert at construction work in the village.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàอายุaa-yúยังyangน้อยnɔ́ɔiแต่dtɛ̀ɛฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉการตีดาบgaan-dtii-dàapของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoกลับglàpถูกtùukเลื่องลือlʉ̂ʉang-lʉʉไปทั่วbpai-tûuaคุ้มkúmว่าwâaแกว๋นgwɛ̌ɛnหาตัวจับยากhǎa-dtuua-jàp-yâak
Despite being young, his sword-making skills are renowned throughout the estate as being exceptionally expert and hard to match.
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 markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
gwɛ̌ɛn
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |