พัวพัน
puua-panMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
entangled; involved; implicated (in sth bad)
closely and often problematically connected or entangled with something; implicated or involved, often in wrongdoing.
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerพบว่าpóp-wâaพบว่าpóp-wâa[to] find (that); discover (that)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีส่วนmii-sùuanมีส่วนmii-sùuan1[to] be involved (in [sth]); play a part2[to] have a share/stake (in [sth])พัวพันกับpuua-pan-gàpพัวพันกับpuua-pan-gàp[to] be involved with [sb/sth]; [to] be entangled with [sb/sth]แก๊งgɛ́ngแก๊งgɛ́ng1gang (criminal group)2clique; crew; group (informal)ค้ายาเสพติดkáa-yaa-sèep-dtìtค้ายาเสพติดkáa-yaa-sèep-dtìt[to] traffic illegal drugs; deal narcotics
The police found that he was involved with a drug trafficking gang.
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เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnเพราะprɔ́มีmiiคนใหญ่คนโตkon-yài-kon-dtooพัวพันpuua-panอยู่yùuหลายคนlǎai-kon
This issue is complicated because there are many influential people entangled in it.
หลักฐานlàk-tǎanทั้งหมดtáng-mòtชี้ว่าchíi-wâaเครือข่ายkrʉʉa-kàaiธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoพัวพันกับpuua-pan-gàpการฟอกเงินgaan-fɔ̂ɔk-ngənข้ามชาติkâam-châat
All the evidence indicates that his business network is entangled in international money laundering.
นักข่าวสืบสวนnák-kàao-sʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanกำลังgam-langขุดคุ้ยkùt-kúiคดีká-diiทุจริตtút-jà-rìtที่tîiมีmiiนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangระดับสูงrá-dàp-sǔungพัวพันpuua-panอยู่เบื้องหลังyùu-bʉ̂ʉang-lǎng
Investigative journalists are digging into the corruption case that has high-level politicians implicated behind the scenes.
2VerbB2
[to] be entangled with; be involved in; be implicated in
To be closely connected or mixed up with [sth/sb], often in a troublesome situation or wrongdoing.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเตือนdtʉʉanเตือนdtʉʉan1[to] remind2[to] warn3[to] caution; admonishฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tieว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyพัวพันกับpuua-pan-gàpพัวพันกับpuua-pan-gàp[to] be involved with [sb/sth]; [to] be entangled with [sb/sth]เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another person
My mom always warns me not to get mixed up in other people's business.
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เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamลากlâakเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtเข้ามาkâo-maaพัวพันกับpuua-pan-gàpปัญหาหนี้สินbpan-hǎa-nîi-sǐnของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoด้วยdûuai
He tried to implicate his best friend in his debt problems.
เขาkǎoปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèetทุกtúkข้อกล่าวหาkɔ̂ɔ-glàao-hǎaและlɛ́ยืนยันyʉʉn-yanว่าwâaไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเข้าไปพัวพันkâo-bpai-puua-panกับgàpเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangฉ้อโกงchɔ̂ɔ-goongครั้งนี้kráng-níi
He denied all allegations, insisting that he did not get involved in this fraud case.
การตัดสินใจgaan dtàt-sĭn jaiเข้าไปพัวพันkâo bpai puua-panกับgàpธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtสีเทาsĕe taoของเขาkŏng kăoเป็นbpenจุดเริ่มต้นjùt rêrm dtônของkŏngความหายนะkwaam hăai-yá-náทั้งหมดtáng mòt
His decision to get involved with grey-area businesses was the beginning of the whole disaster.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
puua
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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พันpanพันpan1thousand (1,000)2thousand (modifier)3[to] wrap; wind; coil; bandage4[to be] involved; entangled; implicatedthousand (1,000)Part 2
พัวพันpuua-panพัวพันpuua-panentangled; involved; implicated (in sth bad)entangled; involved; implicated (in sth bad)Word