ปานว่า(bpaan wâa)
Meanings
1ConjunctionC1
as if; as though (formal)
a formal/literary conjunction introducing a comparison or simile, indicating that something seems to be the case though it is not
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; ghost [sb] (colloq.)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ปานว่าbpaan wâaปานว่าbpaan wâaas if; as though (formal)ไม่ได้mâi 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)ยินyinยินyinliterary form related to “to hear”สิ่งที่sìng têeสิ่งที่sìng têethe thing that; whatผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
She went silent, as if she hadn't heard what I said at all.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ราวกับraao gàpราวกับraao gàp1as if; as though2like; akin to
- as if; as though
- like; akin to
ประหนึ่งว่าbprà-nèung wâaประหนึ่งว่าbprà-nèung wâaas if; as though
as if; as though
เสมือนว่าsà-mĕuuan wâaเสมือนว่าsà-mĕuuan wâaas if; as though
as if; as though
ดุจว่าdùt wâaดุจว่าdùt wâaas if; as though
as if; as though
ดั่งว่าdàng wâaดั่งว่าdàng wâaas if; as though
as if; as though
Word Breakdown
ปานbpaanปานbpaan1birthmark; mole2as if; as though; like3about; approximately; as much as (literary)Part 1
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ปานว่าbpaan wâaปานว่าbpaan wâaas if; as though (formal)