ไขว้
kwâiMeanings
1VerbB1
to cross; to interlace
to place or arrange something so that parts lie across one another, forming an X or crisscross pattern (e.g., arms, legs, lines)
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ไขว้kwâiไขว้kwâi1to cross; to interlace2crossed; crisscross; intersectingขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …เมื่อยmʉ̂ʉaiเมื่อยmʉ̂ʉai1sore; achy; stiff2to feel sore/ache
Don’t sit with your legs crossed for too long, or you’ll get sore.
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เธอtəəยืนyʉʉnไขว้kwâiแขนkɛ̌ɛnฟังfangอย่างตั้งใจyàang-dtâng-jaiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanกำลังgam-langคิดkítตามdtaamทุกtúkคำkam
She stood with her arms crossed, listening intently as if following every word.
ครูkruuให้เราhâi-raoขีดkìitเส้นsênสองsɔ̌ɔngเส้นsênให้hâiไขว้กันkwâi-ganเป็นbpenรูปrûupกากบาทกลางgaa-gà-bàat-glaangกระดาษgrà-dàat
The teacher had us draw two lines to cross each other into an X in the middle of the paper.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประหยัดbprà-yàtพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiเขาkǎoจัดวางjàt-waangเชือกchʉ̂ʉakให้hâiไขว้กันkwâi-ganเป็นbpenตะแกรงdtà-grɛɛngรองrɔɔngของkɔ̌ɔngบนbonชั้นchán
To save space, he arranged the ropes to crisscross like a grid to support items on the shelf.
2AdjectiveB1
crossed; crisscross; intersecting
arranged so parts lie across one another in an X or crisscross pattern; intersecting.
Examples
เส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไขว้กันkwâi-ganไขว้กันkwâi-gan[to] cross each other; [to] be intertwinedเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)รูปกากบาทrûup-gaa-gà-bàatรูปกากบาทrûup-gaa-gà-bàatX-shape; X mark
These two lines intersect in the shape of a cross.
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ถนนสายหลักtà-nǒn-sǎai-làkกับgàpทางรถไฟtaang-rót-faiไขว้กันkwâi-ganพอดีpɔɔ-diiตรงdtrongสี่แยกsìi-yɛ̂ɛk
The main road and the railway intersect right at the crossroads.
ลายผ้าlaai-pâaผืนpʉ̌ʉnนี้níiเป็นbpenเส้นsênสีsǐiที่tîiไขว้กันkwâi-ganเป็นตารางbpen-dtaa-raangละเอียดlá-ìiat
This fabric’s pattern has colored lines crisscrossing into a fine grid.
เส้นsênทางอำนาจtaang-am-nâatในnaiองค์กรong-gɔɔnดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanจะjàไขว้kwâiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnจนjonยากyâakต่อdtɔ̀ɔการระบุgaan-rá-bùว่าwâaใครkraiมีอิทธิพลmii-ìt-tí-ponจริงjing
The lines of power in the organization seem to intersect intricately, making it hard to identify who truly holds influence.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
kwâi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |