แหวก
wɛ̀ɛkMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] part; push aside; open a gap
to separate or push things to the sides to create a gap, as with hair, foliage, fabric, or a crowd
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)แหวกwâekแหวกwâek1[to] part; push aside; open a gap2[to] cut/force one’s way throughผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ให้เห็นhâi hĕnให้เห็นhâi hĕn[to] show; [to] make [sth] visible; [to] let [sb] seeแผลplăeแผลplăe1wound; sore; lesion; injury (on the body)2wound (classifier: แผล)เล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)หน้าผากnâa pàakหน้าผากnâa pàakforehead
I parted my hair to reveal a small cut on my forehead.
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เขาkăoแหวกwâekม่านmâanออกเล็กน้อยòk lék nóiเพื่อpêuuaดูว่าduu wâaใครkraiยืนอยู่yeun yòoหน้าประตูnâa bprà-dtoo
He parted the curtain slightly to see who was at the door.
อาสาสมัครaa-sǎa-sà-màkช่วยกันchûuai-ganแหวกฝูงชนwɛ̀ɛk-fǔung-chonให้hâiรถพยาบาลrót-pá-yaa-baanผ่านpàanเข้าไปkâo-bpaiได้dâai
Volunteers helped push the crowd to the sides so the ambulance could get through.
เธอtəəแหวกwɛ̀ɛkพุ่มpûmใบbaiอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปิดช่องbpə̀ət-chɔ̂ngให้hâiแสงsɛ̌ɛngส่องsɔ̀ɔngถึงtʉ̌ngต้นกล้าdtôn-glâa
She carefully parted the foliage to create a gap for light to reach the seedlings.
2VerbB1
[to] cut/force one’s way through
to move forward by forcing through an obstacle such as water, bushes, or a crowd
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแหวกwɛ̀ɛkแหวกwɛ̀ɛk1[to] part; push aside; open a gap2[to] cut/force one’s way throughน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)เดินไปdəən-bpaiเดินไปdəən-bpai[to] walk to [somewhere]ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6about; concerning; regardingเรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉaboat; ship; vesselเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slight
He pushed through the water and walked to the small boat.
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นักเดินป่าnák-dəən-bpàaแหวกพงwɛ̀ɛk-pongหญ้าyâaไปตามbpai-dtaamทางtaangแคบkɛ̂ɛpจนถึงjon-tʉ̌ngลำธารlam-taan
The hiker forced through the thicket along the narrow path until reaching the stream.
ฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngแหวกฝูงชนwɛ̀ɛk-fǔung-chonที่tîiแน่นขนัดnɛ̂n-kà-nàtหน้าเวทีnâa-wee-tiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaฝ่าfàaไปหาbpai-hǎaประตูทางออกbprà-dtuu-taang-ɔ̀ɔk
I had to force my way through the dense crowd in front of the stage to get to the exit.
เรือหางยาวrʉʉa-hǎang-yaaoแหวกwɛ̀ɛkคลื่นklʉ̂ʉnแรงrɛɛngกลางglaangฝนfǒnหนักnàkมุ่งหน้าmûng-nâaเข้าkâoฝั่งfàngอย่างyàangไม่mâiลังเลlang-lee
The long-tail boat forced through the strong waves in heavy rain, heading toward the shore without hesitation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ว puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
wɛ̀ɛk
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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วกwókวกwók1[to] turn back; double back2[to] digress; veer off-topic[to] turn back; double backPart 2
แหวกwɛ̀ɛkแหวกwɛ̀ɛk[to] part; push aside; open a gap[to] part; push aside; open a gapWord