ป่วน
bpùuanMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
disruptive; troublesome; chaotic
causing disturbance, annoyance, or chaos; making things disorderly
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)ๆ-วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofห้องเรียนhông riianห้องเรียนhông riianclassroomป่วนbpùuanป่วนbpùuan1disruptive; troublesome; chaotic2[to] disrupt; cause a commotion; stir things up3queasy; nauseous (colloquial)ไปหมดbpai mòtไปหมดbpai mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the board
The kids ran around until the classroom was in chaos.
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เสียงsǐiangเจาะjɔ̀ถนนtà-nǒnหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanทำให้tam-hâiเช้าcháoอันanเงียบสงบngîiap-sà-ngòpป่วนbpùuanทันทีtan-tii
The road drilling in front of the house instantly disturbed the peaceful morning.
พอpɔɔมีmiiฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkตาdtaaรางรถไฟraang-rót-faiก็gɔ̂ป่วนbpùuanจนjonทุกtúkขบวนkà-buuanล่าช้าlâa-cháa
As soon as heavy rain fell, the train schedule was thrown into disorder and all trains were delayed.
ข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiแหล่งที่มาlɛ̀ng-tîi-maaชัดเจนchát-jeenป่วนbpùuanบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtทำให้tam-hâiคนทำงานkon-tam-ngaanอย่างyàangไม่สบายใจmâi-sà-baai-jai
Rumors with no clear source disrupted the atmosphere in the company, making people work uneasily.
2VerbB1
[to] disrupt; cause a commotion; stir things up
to disturb order, create trouble, or make a situation chaotic
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastป่วนbpùuanป่วนbpùuan1disruptive; troublesome; chaotic2[to] disrupt; cause a commotion; stir things up3queasy; nauseous (colloquial)งานประชุมngaan-bprà-chumงานประชุมngaan-bprà-chumconference; convention; formal meetingเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)เรื่องสำคัญrʉ̂ʉang-sǎm-kanเรื่องสำคัญrʉ̂ʉang-sǎm-kanan important matter; significant issue
Don’t go and disrupt the meeting; they’re discussing something important.
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เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnมีmiiคนkonบุกbùkมาmaaป่วนbpùuanหน้าnâaตึกdtʉ̀kทำให้tam-hâiตำรวจdtam-rùuatต้องdtɔ̂ngมาmaaควบkûuapคุมสถานการณ์kum-sà-tǎa-ná-gaan
Last night someone came to stir up trouble in front of the building, so the police had to control the situation.
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpป่วนbpùuanกลุ่มglùmแชตchɛ́tด้วยdûuaiข่าวปลอมkàao-bplɔɔmจนjonทุกคนtúk-konเริ่มrə̂əmไม่mâiไว้ใจwái-jai
He likes to disrupt the chat group with fake news, to the point that everyone is starting to distrust him.
ผู้ก่อเหตุpûu-gɔ̀ɔ-hèetวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnป่วนbpùuanให้เกิดhâi-gə̀ətความวุ่นวายkwaam-wûn-waaiในnaiงานเทศกาลngaan-têet-sà-gaanแต่dtɛ̀ɛทีมรักษาความปลอดภัยtiim-rák-sǎa-kwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiหยุดyùtได้dâaiทันtan
The perpetrator planned to cause chaos at the festival, but the security team stopped it in time.
3AdjectiveB2
queasy; nauseous (colloquial)
feeling sick or unsettled in the stomach; nauseated (colloquial)
Examples
นั่งรถนานnâng rót naanนั่งรถนานnâng rót naan[to] ride for a long timeๆ-แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ท้องtóngท้องtóng1belly; abdomen; stomach (body part); underside (of sth)2womb; mother's belly3[to] be pregnant4expanse; interior; area (in compounds)ป่วนbpùuanป่วนbpùuan1disruptive; troublesome; chaotic2[to] disrupt; cause a commotion; stir things up3queasy; nauseous (colloquial)อยากอาเจียนyàak aa-jiianอยากอาเจียนyàak aa-jiian[to] feel like vomiting; [to] feel nauseous
After a long car ride I feel nauseous and want to throw up.
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I ate too much fried food; now my stomach feels really unsettled.
กลิ่นคาวglìn kaaoแรงraengๆ-ทำให้tam hâiฉันchănท้องtóngป่วนbpùuanจนjonต้องdtôngออกมาòk maaสูดsòotอากาศaa-gàatข้างนอกkâang nôk
The strong fishy smell made me so nauseated I had to go outside for air.
พอporเรือreuuaเริ่มrêrmโคkohลงแรงlong raengๆ-เขาkăoก็gâwหน้าซีดnâa sêetและláeบ่นbònว่าwâaท้องtóngป่วนbpùuanตลอดทางdtà-lòt taang
As the boat started rocking hard, he turned pale and kept saying his stomach felt nauseated the whole way.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpùuan
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |