แขวะ
kwɛ̀Meaning
1VerbB2
[to] snipe at [sb/sth]; make a snide remark; throw shade
To make a mocking or mean comment about someone or something, often indirectly. (informal)
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutแขวะkwɛ̀แขวะkwɛ̀[to] snipe at [sb/sth]; make a snide remark; throw shadeฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)การแต่งตัวgaan-dtɛ̀ng-dtuuaการแต่งตัวgaan-dtɛ̀ng-dtuua1dressing; getting dressed2dress; way of dressingอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเรื่อยrʉ̂ʉaiเรื่อยrʉ̂ʉai1continuously; continually2steadily; gradually3casually; at leisureเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
She always makes sarcastic comments about the way I dress.
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ถ้าtâaไม่พอใจmâi por jaiอะไรà-raiก็gâwพูดpôotกันganตรงๆdtrong dtrongดีกว่าdee gwàaมาmaaคอยkoiแขวะkwàeกันganแบบนี้bàep née
If you're unhappy about something, it's better to talk directly than to keep making snide remarks like this.
ในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumเขาkǎoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiแสดงความคิดเห็นsà-dɛɛng-kwaam-kít-hěnที่tîiเป็นประโยชน์bpen-bprà-yòotเลยləəiเอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛแขวะkwɛ̀โปรเจกต์bproo-jèekของkɔ̌ɔngคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnไปทั่วbpai-tûua
In the meeting, he didn't offer any useful opinions; he just made mocking comments about everyone else's projects.
การgaanโดนdoonเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanแขวะkwɛ̀เรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuaทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanแย่ลงyɛ̂ɛ-longมากmâak
Being indirectly mocked by a colleague about personal matters has made the work atmosphere much worse.
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 endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kwɛ̀
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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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วะwáวะwá1particle: adds force to a statement (very informal, rough)2particle (question; very informal, rough): used at sentence end to add bluntness/attitudeparticle: adds force to a statement (very informal, rough)Part 2
แขวะkwɛ̀แขวะkwɛ̀[to] snipe at [sb/sth]; make a snide remark; throw shade[to] snipe at [sb/sth]; make a snide remark; throw shadeWord