แขวง
kwɛ̌ɛngMeanings
1NounB2
subdistrict (Bangkok); ward
an administrative subdistrict within Bangkok (a subdivision of a เขตเขตkèet1district (administrative)2area; zone3boundary; limit4jurisdiction); equivalent to ตำบลตำบลdtam-bon1subdistrict (administrative unit)2locality; place (dated/formal) in most other provinces
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)อยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]แขวงkwɛ̌ɛngแขวงkwɛ̌ɛng1subdistrict (Bangkok); ward2department field division; area office3quarter; locality (literary/dated)บางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmเขตkèetเขตkèet1district (administrative)2area; zone3boundary; limit4jurisdictionพระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)โขนkǒonโขนkǒonKhon (Thai masked dance-drama)งngɔɔครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
My house is in Bang Chak subdistrict, Phra Khanong district.
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ตอนdtɔɔnกรอกgrɔ̀ɔkที่อยู่tîi-yùuสำหรับsǎm-ràpส่งของsòng-kɔ̌ɔngอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmใส่sàiชื่อchʉ̂ʉแขวงkwɛ̌ɛngกับgàpเขตkèetด้วยdûuaiนะná
When filling out the shipping address, don't forget to include the subdistrict and district names.
เขตจตุจักรkàyt jà-dtù-jàkประกอบด้วยbprà-gòp dûuai5แขวงkwăengคือkeuลาดlâatยาวyaaoเสsăyนาnaaนิคมní-komจันjanทรsonเกษมgà-săymจอมพลjom ponและláeจตุจักรjà-dtù-jàk
Chatuchak district consists of 5 subdistricts: Lat Yao, Sena Nikhom, Chan Kasem, Chomphon, and Chatuchak.
สำนักงานเขตsǎm-nák-ngaan-kèetแห่งhɛ̀ngใหม่màiจะjàถูกtùukสร้างขึ้นsâang-kʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaให้บริการhâi-bɔɔ-rí-gaanประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonในnaiแขวงkwɛ̌ɛngที่tîiจัดตั้งขึ้นjàt-dtâng-kʉ̂nใหม่mài
The new district office will be built to serve the people in the newly established subdistricts.
2NounC1
department field division; area office
a local operational division or office of a government department responsible for a specific area (e.g., แขวงทางหลวง ‘highway district’)
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseเจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceเสาไฟฟ้าsǎo-fai-fáaเสาไฟฟ้าsǎo-fai-fáautility pole; power poleล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; toppleต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)โทรแจ้งtoo-jɛ̂ɛngโทรแจ้งtoo-jɛ̂ɛng[to] notify by phoneแขวงkwɛ̌ɛngแขวงkwɛ̌ɛng1subdistrict (Bangkok); ward2department field division; area office3quarter; locality (literary/dated)การไฟฟ้าgaan-fai-fáaการไฟฟ้าgaan-fai-fáa1electricity service; power supply (service)2electricity authority; power utility (Thailand)ในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiin the area; on-site
If you see a fallen utility pole, you must quickly call the local electricity district office.
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โครงkroongการซ่อมบำรุงgaan-sɔ̂m-bam-rungทางหลวงtaang-lǔuangสายsǎaiนี้níiอยู่ภายใต้yùu-paai-dtâaiการดูแลgaan-duu-lɛɛของkɔ̌ɔngแขวงkwɛ̌ɛngทางหลวงtaang-lǔuangสมุทรสาครsà-mùt-sǎa-kɔɔn
This highway maintenance project is under the supervision of the Samut Sakhon Highway District.
การแบ่งgaan bàengพื้นที่púen têeรับผิดชอบráp pìt chôpออกòkเป็นbpenแขวงkwăengต่างๆdtàang-dtàangทำให้tam hâiการบำรุงรักษาgaan bam-rung rák-săaโครงสร้างพื้นฐานkroong sâang péun tăanมีประสิทธิภาพmee bprà-sìt-tí-pâapมากขึ้นmâak kêun
Dividing the area of responsibility into various operational districts makes infrastructure maintenance more efficient.
ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiสามารถsǎa-mâatยื่นyʉ̂ʉnเรื่องร้องเรียนrʉ̂ʉang-rɔ́ɔng-riianเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpสภาพsà-pâapถนนtà-nǒnโดยตรงdooi-dtrongได้ที่dâi-tîiสำนักงานsǎm-nák-ngaanแขวงkwɛ̌ɛngการgaanทางtaang
Local residents can file complaints about road conditions directly at the highway district office.
3NounC1
quarter; locality (literary/dated)
a quarter or locality of a town or region (older or literary usage)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raan1ancient times; antiquity2ancient; from ancient timesผู้คนpûu-konผู้คนpûu-konpeople; the publicจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3each; respectively4foreign; from another place5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forแขวงkwɛ̌ɛngแขวงkwɛ̌ɛng1subdistrict (Bangkok); ward2department field division; area office3quarter; locality (literary/dated)ต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3each; respectively4foreign; from another place5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forแคว้นkwɛ́ɛnแคว้นkwɛ́ɛnrealm; principality; regionจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เดินทางมาdəən-taang-maaเดินทางมาdəən-taang-maa[to] travel here; [to] comeรวมตัวกันruuam-dtuua-ganรวมตัวกันruuam-dtuua-gan1[to] gather; assemble2[to] unite; organize collectively3[to] coalesce; aggregate (science)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)แห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níi1here; this place (formal)2this (postposed, formal)
In ancient times, people from different quarters and regions would travel to gather at this market.
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บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngการเดินทางgaan-dəən-taangของkɔ̌ɔngพระเอกprá-èekไปทั่วbpai-tûuaทุกtúkแขวงkwɛ̌ɛngแดนdɛɛnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสวงหาsà-wɛ̌ɛng-hǎaความรู้kwaam-rúu
The poem describes the hero's journey through every quarter of the land in search of knowledge.
พงศาวดารpong-sǎa-wá-daanฉบับchà-bàpนั้นnánได้dâaiบันทึกban-tʉ́kเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoของkɔ̌ɔngวีรบุรุษwii-rá-bù-rútผู้รวบรวมpûu-rûuap-ruuamดินแดนdin-dɛɛnต่างdtàangแขวงkwɛ̌ɛngให้hâiเป็นปึกแผ่นbpen-bpʉ̀k-pɛ̀n
That chronicle recorded the story of a hero who unified various localities into a single, solid territory.
นามnaamของkɔ̌ɔngพระนางprá-naangขจรขจายkà-jɔɔn-kà-jaaiไปทั่วbpai-tûuaทุกtúkแขวงkwɛ̌ɛngดินแดนdin-dɛɛnในฐานะnai-tǎa-náผู้pûuทรงsongเปี่ยมด้วยbpìiam-dûuaiเมตตาธรรมmêet-dtaa-tam
Her name spread throughout every quarter of the land as one who was full of great compassion.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ขว, the first consonant ข sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kwɛ̌ɛng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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วงwongวงwong1circle; ring2band; musical group3group; circle (of people)4classifier: sets (musical groups, rings)circle; ringPart 2
แขวงkwɛ̌ɛngแขวงkwɛ̌ɛngsubdistrict (Bangkok); wardsubdistrict (Bangkok); wardWord