ผ่อนผัน(pòn pan)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] grant leniency; relax rules
to allow flexibility or make requirements less strict for someone (e.g., extend a deadline, ease a restriction)
Examples
อาจารย์aa-jaanอาจารย์aa-jaan1teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)2honorific/title for a teacher3master (spiritual/martial/arts)ผ่อนผันpòn panผ่อนผันpòn pan1[to] grant leniency; relax rules2[to] defer; postpone (obligation/payment)กำหนดส่งgam-nòt sòngกำหนดส่งgam-nòt sòngdeadline; due date; delivery deadlineรายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officially3[to] check in; report oneselfให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitช้าลงcháa longช้าลงcháa long1[to] slow down; become slower2more slowlyหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)สัปดาห์sàp-daaสัปดาห์sàp-daa1classifier: weeks2weekเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingนักศึกษาnák sèuk-săaนักศึกษาnák sèuk-săauniversity/college studentติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous5[to] follow closely; tailgate6owing; unpaid; in arrears; behind on7busy; occupied; engaged (line/seat/room)8[to] connect; turn on; switch to; tune to9[to] apply; put on; stick on10addicted to; hooked on; attached toกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamactivity; event
The professor eased the report deadline by one week because students had activities.
2VerbB2
[to] defer; postpone (obligation/payment)
to allow a duty, requirement, or payment to be delayed to a later time
Examples
ทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathมหาวิทยาลัยผ่อนผันmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-lai pòn pănมหาวิทยาลัยผ่อนผันmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-lai pòn pănuniversity-granted deferment/waiverการชำระgaan cham-ráการชำระgaan cham-rá1payment; settlement (of a bill/debt)2cleansing; purification; cleaning3review/correction; editing (of texts/records)4examination and adjudication (legal/official)ค่าเทอมkâa termค่าเทอมkâa termtuition; term/semester feesให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6even if; even thoughสิ้นเดือนsîn deuuanสิ้นเดือนsîn deuuan1end of the month; month-end2at the end of the month3month-end payday (colloq.)
The university allowed me to delay paying the tuition until the end of the month.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ผ่อนpònผ่อนpòn1[to] pay in installments2[to] ease; relax; lessen; slacken3[to] defer; extend time; postpone
- [to] pay in installments
- [to] ease; relax; lessen; slacken
- [to] defer; extend time; postpone
ผ่อนปรนpòn bpronผ่อนปรนpòn bpron1[to] relax; ease; loosen (rules)2lenient; accommodating; permissive
- [to] relax; ease; loosen (rules)
- lenient; accommodating; permissive
ยืดเวลาyêut way-laaยืดเวลาyêut way-laa[to] extend time; [to] prolong
[to] extend time; [to] prolong
อนุโลมà-nú-lohmอนุโลมà-nú-lohm1[to] allow by exception; make an allowance2by extension; mutatis mutandis3lenient; flexible (by exception)
- [to] allow by exception; make an allowance
- by extension; mutatis mutandis
- lenient; flexible (by exception)
เลื่อนlêuuanเลื่อนlêuuan1[to] slide; move along; move (something) smoothly2[to] postpone; delay3[to] be promoted; advance4[to] scroll5[to] shift; move (time/place)
- [to] slide; move along; move (something) smoothly
- [to] postpone; delay
- [to] be promoted; advance
- [to] scroll
- [to] shift; move (time/place)
Word Breakdown
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ผ่อนผันpòn panผ่อนผันpòn pan[to] grant leniency; relax rules