Sports and hobbies ว่าว wâao
kite noun
- wâao falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
ว่าวwâao, with a falling tone, is a kite, and flying one is เล่นว่าวlên wâao, "play kite". The windy weeks of the hot season are kite time, and Bangkok's Sanam Luang has a long tradition of kite contests between a big star-shaped "male" kite and a small, quick "female" one. Say เล่นว่าวlên wâao: the old phrase ชักว่าวchák wâao, "pull a kite", is now also rude slang.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- wao
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