ขับวน
kàp-wonMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] drive around in loops
to drive repeatedly around an area or in circles, often while waiting, searching, or unable to find parking
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ขับkàpขับkàp1[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)2[to] expel; drive out; repel3[to] sing; chant (traditional)4[to] excrete; secrete; emitวนรอบwon rôpวนรอบwon rôp1[to] go around; [to] circle; [to] orbit2[to] loop; [to] iterate (through) [sth]ห้างhâangห้างhâang1mall; shopping center2department store3trading firm (dated/formal)หลายรอบlăai rôpหลายรอบlăai rôp1many times; several times; repeatedly2many rounds; many lapsเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingหาที่จอดhăa têe jòtหาที่จอดhăa têe jòt[to] look for a parking spaceไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
Yesterday I drove around the mall many times because I couldn’t find parking.
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เธอtəəขับวนkàp-wonอยู่yùuหน้าnâaตึกdtʉ̀kเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรอrɔɔให้hâiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanลงมาlong-maaรับrápของkɔ̌ɔng
She kept driving in circles in front of the building to wait for her friend to come down and pick up something.
เราraoขับวนkàp wonในnaiซอยsoiเล็กๆlék lékอยู่yòoนานnaanกะว่าgà wâaจะjàหาhăaบ้านเลขที่bâan lêek têeให้hâiเจอjer
We drove around the small lanes for a long time, hoping to find the house number.
ผมpŏmขับkàpวนรอบwon rôpสนามกีฬาsà-năam gee-laaหลายรอบlăai rôpเพราะpráwระบบrá-bòpนำทางnam taangพาpaaผิดpìtทางtaangแถมtăemที่จอดtêe jòtก็gâwเต็มdtemจนjonต้องdtôngรอrorคันkanที่têeออกòk
I drove around the stadium multiple times because the navigation sent me the wrong way, and the parking was full so I had to wait for someone to leave.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kàp
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
ขับkàpขับkàp1[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)2[to] expel; drive out; repel3[to] sing; chant (traditional)4[to] excrete; secrete; emit[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)Part 1
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วนwonวนwon1[to] circle; go around; loop2[to] recur; come around again3forest; woodland (literary)[to] circle; go around; loopPart 2
ขับวนkàp-wonขับวนkàp-won[to] drive around in loops[to] drive around in loopsWord