วาง

See also: ว้าง

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *waːŋᴬ⁴ (to place down; to put down). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩅᩤ᩠ᨦ, Lao ວາງ (wāng), ᦞᦱᧂ (vaang), Tai Dam ꪫꪱꪉ, Shan ဝၢင်း (wáang), Tai Nüa ᥝᥣᥒᥰ (wäang), Ahom 𑜈𑜂𑜫 (baṅ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicวาง
w ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonwaang
Royal Institutewang
(standard) IPA(key)/waːŋ˧/(R)

Verb

วาง • (waang) (abstract noun การวาง)

  1. (transitive) to lay; to put; to place; to set
  2. (transitive) to file; to submit; to present; to lodge
  3. (transitive, of a medicine, poison, etc) to give; to administer
  4. to lay down; to give up; to yield; to leave
  5. (transitive, of a rule, regulation, etc) to lay down; to set up; to establish
  6. (transitive) to lay out; to design; to plan; to plot
  7. (transitive) to let out; to release; to express; to make known; to reveal
  8. (transitive, obsolete, of a weapon) to discharge; to fire; to shoot

Derived terms

Adverb

วาง • (waang) (abstract noun ความวาง)

  1. (archaic, poetic, describing a movement) hurriedly, hastily, rushingly; incessantly, on and on, without stopping

Further reading

  • วาง” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.