ผัน(păn)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] divert; channel

to divert or reroute something, especially water, resources, or funds, to another course or destination

Examples

ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)ผันpănผันpăn1[to] divert; channel2[to] fluctuate; vary3tone/tonal category (linguistics)4[to] inflect; conjugate (linguistics)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ลำธารlam taanลำธารlam taanstream; brookไปสู่bpai sòoไปสู่bpai sòo1[to] go to; proceed to (a place)2[to] reach; move toward (a state)แปลงนาbplaeng naaแปลงนาbplaeng naapaddy plot; rice plotในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หน้าแล้งnâa láengหน้าแล้งnâa láeng1dry season2in the dry season
The community diverts water from the stream to the rice fields during the dry season.
2VerbB2

[to] fluctuate; vary

to change, alternate, or fluctuate between states or levels over time

Examples

ราคาน้ำมันraa-kaa nám-manราคาน้ำมันraa-kaa nám-manoil price; fuel priceผันpănผันpăn1[to] divert; channel2[to] fluctuate; vary3tone/tonal category (linguistics)4[to] inflect; conjugate (linguistics)ขึ้นลงkêun longขึ้นลงkêun long1[to] go up and down; ascend and descend2[to] get on and off (a vehicle)3[to] rise and fall; fluctuateตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)สถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaan1scenario; situation context2situation; circumstancesโลกlôhkโลกlôhk1the world; human society2worldly; secular (attrib.)3world; realm4Earth; the planetตลอดทั้งปีdtà-lòt táng bpeeตลอดทั้งปีdtà-lòt táng bpeeall year long; throughout the year; year-round
Oil prices fluctuate up and down according to the global situation throughout the year.
3NounC1

tone/tonal category (linguistics)

a tonal category or the application of tone rules in Thai or other tonal languages; often in contexts like ผันวรรณยุกต์ “to apply tone rules”

Examples

ครูสอนkruu sŏnครูสอนkruu sŏn[to] teach (used after subject ‘teacher’)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitผันpănผันpăn1[to] divert; channel2[to] fluctuate; vary3tone/tonal category (linguistics)4[to] inflect; conjugate (linguistics)วรรณยุกต์wan-ná-yúkวรรณยุกต์wan-ná-yúk1tone mark (Thai script)2diacritic (for tone)คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofฝึกfèukฝึกfèuk1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)3[to] drill; discipline (sb)การออกเสียงgaan òk sĭiangการออกเสียงgaan òk sĭiang1pronunciation; articulation; enunciation2voting; casting votesโทนเสียงtohn sĭiangโทนเสียงtohn sĭiang1tone of voice (attitude)2timbre; tone color3pitch level; register
The teacher taught us to apply tone rules to the word 'มา' to practice tones.
4VerbC1

[to] inflect; conjugate (linguistics)

to change the form of a word for grammatical function (e.g., tense, number); in Thai, used when discussing other languages or technical grammar

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ภาษาอังกฤษpaa-săa ang-grìtภาษาอังกฤษpaa-săa ang-grìt1the English language2English (school subject)คำกริยาkam grì-yaaคำกริยาkam grì-yaaverb (part of speech)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ผันpănผันpăn1[to] divert; channel2[to] fluctuate; vary3tone/tonal category (linguistics)4[to] inflect; conjugate (linguistics)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)ประธานbprà-taanประธานbprà-taan1chairperson; president2subject (grammar)3classifier: presidents/chairs4principal; chief (attrib.)และláeและláeand (coordinating)กาลgaanกาลgaan1time; period; era [formal/literary]2tense (grammar) [formal/literary]เช่นchênเช่นchên1for example; such as2like; such as (formal)Dodoesdid
In English, verbs inflect according to the subject and tense, such as do, does, did.

Related Words

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คอนจูเกตkon-joo-gètคอนจูเกตkon-joo-gèt1conjugate (math); complex conjugate2[to] conjugate (math/chem); [to] link3[to] conjugate (grammar)4conjugate (chemistry)5conjugate (grammar)
  • conjugate (math); complex conjugate
  • [to] conjugate (math/chem); [to] link
  • [to] conjugate (grammar)
  • conjugate (chemistry)
  • conjugate (grammar)
ผันผวนpăn pŭuanผันผวนpăn pŭuan1[to] fluctuate; be volatile2volatile; unstable
  • [to] fluctuate; be volatile
  • volatile; unstable
แปรปรวนbprae bpruuanแปรปรวนbprae bpruuan1unstable; changeable; erratic (e.g., weather/mood)2[to] fluctuate; vary; be erratic
  • unstable; changeable; erratic (e.g., weather/mood)
  • [to] fluctuate; vary; be erratic
เปลี่ยนทางbplìian taangเปลี่ยนทางbplìian taang[to] change direction; [to] take another route

[to] change direction; [to] take another route

เบี่ยงbìiangเบี่ยงbìiang1[to] swerve; turn aside; deviate; sidestep2[to] divert; deflect
  • [to] swerve; turn aside; deviate; sidestep
  • [to] divert; deflect