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păn pŭuan

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] fluctuate; be volatile

To change frequently and unpredictably, especially up and down (e.g., prices, markets, mood).

Examples

ราคาน้ำมันraa-kaa nám-manราคาน้ำมันraa-kaa nám-manoil price; fuel priceสัปดาห์นี้sàp-daa néeสัปดาห์นี้sàp-daa néethis weekผันผวนpăn pŭuanผันผวนpăn pŭuan1[to] fluctuate; be volatile2volatile; unstableมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ค่าเดินทางkâa dern taangค่าเดินทางkâa dern taang1travel expenses; transportation costs2fare; ticket priceเพิ่มขึ้นpêrm kûenเพิ่มขึ้นpêrm kûen1[to] increase; rise; go up2more (than before); to a greater degree3increased; higher; greater than before
Oil prices have fluctuated a lot this week, causing travel costs to rise.
2NounB2

volatile; unstable

Likely to change suddenly and unpredictably; not stable.

Examples

อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weather3atmosphere (figurative); ambienceช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodผันผวนpăn pŭuanผันผวนpăn pŭuan1[to] fluctuate; be volatile2volatile; unstableเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …ร้อนrónร้อนrón1hot (temperature)2spicy (taste)3[to] be hot; become hot; heat (sth) up4urgent; intense5hot (season/weather)เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …เย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4cold (food/drinks)5[to] cool down
The weather is unstable lately, suddenly hot then cold.

Related Words

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แกว่งตัวgwàeng dtuuaแกว่งตัวgwàeng dtuua1[to] swing; sway; oscillate2[to] fluctuate (prices; values)
  • [to] swing; sway; oscillate
  • [to] fluctuate (prices; values)
สูงต่ำsŏong dtàmสูงต่ำsŏong dtàm1uneven; of varying height/level2[to] fluctuate; vary in level3fluctuations; ups and downs
  • uneven; of varying height/level
  • [to] fluctuate; vary in level
  • fluctuations; ups and downs
ผันpănผันpăn1[to] divert; channel2[to] fluctuate; vary3tone/tonal category (linguistics)4[to] inflect; conjugate (linguistics)
  • [to] divert; channel
  • [to] fluctuate; vary
  • tone/tonal category (linguistics)
  • [to] inflect; conjugate (linguistics)
ผันแปรpăn bpraeผันแปรpăn bprae1variable; changeable; fluctuating2[to] vary; fluctuate; change; transform
  • variable; changeable; fluctuating
  • [to] vary; fluctuate; change; transform
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