ขวั้น
kwânMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] twist strands together
To twist threads or other long, thin pieces together to make a cord or rope.
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ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)ด้ายdâaiด้ายdâai1thread2yarn; textile thread3classifier: เส้น / หลอด / ม้วนสามsăamสามsăamthree (3)เส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerขวั้นkwânขวั้นkwân1[to] twist strands together2crease; grooveเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เชือกchûueakเชือกchûueak1rope; cord; line2classifier for domesticated elephantsแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderผูกpòokผูกpòok1[to] tie [sth]; fasten [sth]2[to] bind; connect; associate3[to] obligate; bind; commit4[to] compose; deviseปากถุงbpàak tŭngปากถุงbpàak tŭngopening of a bagผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item
Grandma twisted three strands of thread into a cord and used it to tie the cloth bag shut.
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เราraoช่วยกันchûuai ganขวั้นkwânเชือกchûueakจากjàakใยyaiมะพร้าวmá-práaoแล้วláeoเอาไปao bpaiมัดmátกิ่งไม้gìng máai
We worked together to twist coconut fibers into rope, then used it to tie the branches together.
ก่อนจะgòn jàขวั้นkwânเส้นใยsên yaiให้hâiเป็นbpenเชือกchûueakช่างchângจะjàแยกyâekใยyaiออกòkเป็นกลุ่มbpen glùmเล็กlékๆ-เพื่อให้pêuua hâiเชือกchûueakที่têeได้dâiมีmeeความหนาkwaam năaสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mĕr
Before twisting the fibers into rope, the craftsperson separates them into small bundles so that the finished rope has an even thickness.
หากhàakขวั้นkwânเส้นใยsên yaiไม่แน่นmài nâenพอporเชือกchûueakที่têeได้dâiอาจàatคลายตัวklaai dtuuaและláeขาดkàatง่ายngâaiเมื่อmêuuaนำไปใช้งานnam bpai chái ngaan
If the fibers are not twisted together tightly enough, the resulting rope may unravel and break easily when used.
2NounC1
crease; groove
a crease, groove, or ring-like constriction around a long object, such as a bamboo node or the folds on a chubby baby's limbs
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หลานชายlăan chaaiหลานชายlăan chaai1nephew2grandsonฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อ้วนûuanอ้วนûuan1fat; overweight2fat; plump (animals/objects)3fat person (colloq.)จ้ำม่ำjâm mâmจ้ำม่ำjâm mâmchubby; plumpจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแขนขาkăen kăaแขนขาkăen kăa1limbs; arms and legs2helpers; underlings (figurative)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ขวั้นkwânขวั้นkwân1[to] twist strands together2crease; grooveๆ-เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedน่ารักnâa rákน่ารักnâa rák1cute; adorable; lovely2endearing; likable (personality)3sweet; considerate (behavior)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
My nephew is so chubby that his arms and legs have deep creases. He's very cute.
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คุณแม่kun mâeชอบchôpจับjàpท่อนtônขาkăaที่têeเป็นbpenขวั้นkwânของkŏngลูกน้อยlôok nóiวัยwaiหกhòkเดือนdeuuanด้วยdûuayความเอ็นดูkwaam en-doo
The mother likes to affectionately touch the creased, chubby legs of her six-month-old baby.
เด็กทารกdèk taa-rókที่têeจ้ำม่ำjâm mâmสมบูรณ์sŏm-boonมักจะmák jàมีmeeผิวพรรณเปล่งปลั่งpĭu pan bplèng bplàngและláeมีรอยmee roiขวั้นkwânตามdtaamแขนขาkăen kăaอย่างชัดเจนyàang chát jayn
Chubby, healthy infants usually have glowing skin and clearly visible creases along their arms and legs.
นอกจากnɔ̂ɔk-jàakจะjàใช้cháiเรียกrîiakรอยพับrɔɔi-pápบนbonแขนขาkɛ̌ɛn-kǎaของkɔ̌ɔngเด็กdèkที่tîiอ้วนûuanจ้ำม่ำjâm-mâmแล้วlɛ́ɛoคำkamนี้níiยังyangใช้cháiบรรยายban-yaaiลักษณะlák-sà-nàรอยrɔɔiคอดkɔ̂ɔtเป็นวงbpen-wongบนbonลำต้นlam-dtônของkɔ̌ɔngพืชpʉ̂ʉtจำพวกjam-pûuakไผ่pàiได้dâaiอีกด้วยìik-dûuai
Besides referring to the folds on the limbs of a chubby child, this word can also be used to describe the ring-like constrictions on the stems of plants like bamboo.