พะวักพะวน(pá-wák-pá-won)

Meanings

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[to] be anxious; [to] be preoccupied

to be anxious, worried, or preoccupied with something; to have divided attention due to concern or hesitation

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillนอนไม่หลับnon mâi làpนอนไม่หลับnon mâi làp[to] be unable to sleep; [to] suffer from insomniaเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมัวแต่muua dtàeมัวแต่muua dtàebe absorbed in; keep on (to the neglect of other things)พะวักพะวนpá-wák-pá-wonพะวักพะวนpá-wák-pá-won[to] be anxious; [to] be preoccupiedเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterสอบสัมภาษณ์sòp săm-pâatสอบสัมภาษณ์sòp săm-pâat1interview exam; oral test2[to] take an interview exam; [to] be interviewedในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วันพรุ่งนี้wan prûng néeวันพรุ่งนี้wan prûng née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
He couldn't sleep because he was completely preoccupied with tomorrow's job interview.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

พะpáพะpá1[to] be burdened/loaded down (with)2[to] hang on; cling on; be stuck on3bound morpheme/prefix in set wordsPart 1
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วักwákวักwák[to] scoop up (liquid, sand, etc.) with the hand(s)Part 2
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พะpáพะpá1[to] be burdened/loaded down (with)2[to] hang on; cling on; be stuck on3bound morpheme/prefix in set wordsPart 3
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วนwonวนwon1[to] circle; go around; loop2[to] recur; come around again3loop; cycle4forest; woodland (literary)Part 4
พะวักพะวนpá-wák-pá-wonพะวักพะวนpá-wák-pá-won[to] be anxious; [to] be preoccupied