ปัดรังควาน(bpàt rang-kwaan)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] brush off; shoo away; rebuff

to drive away or get rid of nuisances (people, animals, or problems), or to politely but firmly refuse persistent requests or advances

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainน้องชายnóng chaaiน้องชายnóng chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyวนwonวนwon1[to] circle; go around; loop2[to] recur; come around again3loop; cycle4forest; woodland (literary)ตลอดdtà-lòtตลอดdtà-lòt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)3always; all the timeอยากจะyàak jàอยากจะyàak jà[to] want to; [to] would like toหาทางhăa taangหาทางhăa taang1[to] find/devise a way2[to] try to; make efforts toปัดรังควานbpàt rang-kwaanปัดรังควานbpàt rang-kwaan1[to] ward off evil/misfortune2[to] brush off; shoo away; rebuffเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไปให้bpai hâiไปให้bpai hâi[to] go give [sth] [to sb]พ้นpónพ้นpón1[to] get past; be beyond2[to] be free from; escape; exempt from3beyond; past (as preposition/formal particle)ๆ-
I'm trying to work, but my younger brother keeps bothering me. I want to find a way to shoo him away.
2VerbC1

[to] ward off evil/misfortune

to repel or keep away bad luck, harm, or malevolent influences, often through protective acts or rituals

Examples

คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasis7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)น้ำมนต์náam monน้ำมนต์náam monholy waterมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerพรมpromพรมprom1carpet; rug2[to] sprinkle; spray lightlyทั่วtûuaทั่วtûua1all over; everywhere2throughout; entireบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofปัดรังควานbpàt rang-kwaanปัดรังควานbpàt rang-kwaan1[to] ward off evil/misfortune2[to] brush off; shoo away; rebuffสิ่งsìngสิ่งsìng1thing; object; entity2matter; issue3classifier for matters/cases (formal)ไม่ดีmâi deeไม่ดีmâi dee1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorly5[!] Not good!ออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2[to] lead out to; extend to3[!] Get out!
My grandmother sprinkled holy water all over the house to repel bad luck.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ปัดbpàtปัดbpàt1[to] brush; dust off2[to] swipe away; flick away3[to] reject; dismiss; brush off4[to] apply (makeup) lightly5[to] swipe (on a touchscreen)Part 1
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รังควานrang-kwaanรังควานrang-kwaan[to] harass [sb]; pester [sb]Part 2
ปัดรังควานbpàt rang-kwaanปัดรังควานbpàt rang-kwaan[to] brush off; shoo away; rebuff