แวง
wɛɛngMeanings
1VerbC1
[to] glance; cast a sidelong look (dialect/poetic)
to glance; to cast a sidelong look (dialectal/poetic).
Examples
เขาเฮ็ดkăo hétเขาเฮ็ดkăo hét(Isan) he/she/they do; he/she/they makeทีท่าtee tâaทีท่าtee tâa1demeanor; manner; posture2sign; indication; hintว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeบ่bòบ่bò1not; no (Isan/Northern particle)2yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern)สนใจsŏn jaiสนใจsŏn jai1[to] be interested (in) [sth/sb]2[to] pay attention to; be attentive toแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ข่อยกะkôi gàข่อยกะkôi gàI also; me too; as for me (Isan dialect)เห็นว่าhĕn wâaเห็นว่าhĕn wâa[to] think that; [to] be of the opinion thatเพิ่นpêrnเพิ่นpêrnhe; she; they (Isan)แวงwaengแวงwaeng1[to] glance; cast a sidelong look (dialect/poetic)2[to] deviate; slant (rare/poetic)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเบิ่งbèrngเบิ่งbèrng[to] look; watch (Isan/colloquial NE Thai)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
He acted like he wasn't interested, but I saw him glance over this way. (Isan dialect)
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เธอtəəเหลือบlʉ̀ʉapแวงwɛɛngมองmɔɔngเขาkǎoเพียงpiiangชั่วครู่chûua-krûuก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàหันกลับhǎn-glàpไปbpaiสนใจsǒn-jaiหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉในnaiมือmʉʉตามเดิมdtaam-dəəm
She glanced sideways at him for just a moment before turning her attention back to the book in her hand.
ในnaiความเงียบงันkwaam-ngîiap-nganนั้นnánนางnaangทำได้tam-dâaiเพียงpiiangแวงwɛɛngตาdtaaมองmɔɔngบุรุษbù-rùtผู้นั้นpûu-nánด้วยdûuaiความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnเกินgəənจะjàเอ่ยyèe
In that utter silence, she could only glance sideways at that man with feelings too complex to be spoken. (Literary)
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaราชครูrâat-chá-kruuเอ่ยถึงyèe-tʉ̌ngแผนการpɛ̌ɛn-gaanลับlápบรรดาban-daaเสนาบดีsěe-naa-bɔɔ-diiต่างdtàangก็gɔ̂แวงwɛɛngมองหน้าmɔɔng-nâaกันganอย่างyàangมีmiiความนัยkwaam-naiแฝงเร้นfɛ̌ɛng-réen
When the royal preceptor mentioned the secret plan, the ministers all glanced at one another with hidden meaning. (Literary/Historical)
2VerbC1
[to] deviate; slant (rare/poetic)
to slant or deviate slightly; to tilt (rare/poetic).
Examples
ยอดเจดีย์yɔ̂ɔt-jee-diiยอดเจดีย์yɔ̂ɔt-jee-diispire/top of a stupaเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛ1ancient; very old2long-established; longstandingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneแวงwɛɛngแวงwɛɛng1[to] glance; cast a sidelong look (dialect/poetic)2[to] deviate; slant (rare/poetic)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)ทิศตะวันออกtít-dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔkทิศตะวันออกtít-dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔkeast; eastern directionเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔi1a little; slightly2minor; slight; trivial3a small amount
The spire of the old pagoda at that temple looks slightly tilted to the east.
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ในnaiยามบ่ายyaam-bàaiเงาngaoของkɔ̌ɔngต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàiทอดtɔ̂ɔtแวงwɛɛngลงบนlong-bonพื้นหญ้าpʉ́ʉn-yâaอย่างสงบyàang-sà-ngòp
In the afternoon, the shadow of the large tree cast a slanted line peacefully across the grass.
ดวงจันทร์duuang-janฉายแสงchǎai-sɛ̌ɛngแวงwɛɛngผ่านpàanช่องchɔ̂ngหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangกระทบgrà-tópลงบนlong-bonใบหน้าbai-nâaของkɔ̌ɔngนางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนั้นnán
The moonlight shone obliquely through the window, falling upon the face of the heroine in that literary work.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngเส้นทางชีวิตsên-taang-chii-wítที่tîiมิได้mí-dâaiตรงdtrongเสมอไปsà-mə̌ə-bpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลับglàpแวงwɛɛngไปตามbpai-dtaamแรงrɛɛngปรารถนาbpràat-tà-nǎaและlɛ́โชคชะตาchôok-chá-dtaa
The poem describes a life path that isn't always straight, but rather deviates according to desires and fate.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
wɛɛng
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 | — | — |