วกวน

wók won

Meanings

1NounB2

circuitous; convoluted; rambling

going in circles, roundabout, or not straightforward; rambling or hard to follow (of paths, explanations, or processes)

Examples

เส้นทางsên taangเส้นทางsên taang1route; path2course; path (figurative)3road/line of travel; trackขึ้นดอยkêun doiขึ้นดอยkêun doi1[to] go up a mountain/hill (North)2[to] visit hill/mountain attractionsค่อนข้างkôn kâangค่อนข้างkôn kâang1rather; quite (often with negatives)2rather; quite; fairlyวกวนwók wonวกวนwók won1circuitous; convoluted; rambling2[to] meander; beat around the bushรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเลี้ยวโค้งlíiao kóhngเลี้ยวโค้งlíiao kóhng[to] turn a corner; [to] go around a bendหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instance3turn (one’s turn to do something)กว่าจะgwàa jàกว่าจะgwàa jànot until; by the time (introducing a clause)ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reachจุดชมวิวjùt chom wiuจุดชมวิวjùt chom wiuviewpoint; scenic lookout; observation point
The road up the mountain is quite winding; the car has to take many curves before reaching the viewpoint.
2NounB2

[to] meander; beat around the bush

to proceed in a roundabout way or avoid getting to the point

Examples

ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ขอความkŏ kwaamขอความkŏ kwaam1[to] request text/wording2wording; message textช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuuaช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuua1[to] help; assist2aid; assistance; support3to rescue; to provide reliefก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerพูดตรงๆpôot dtrong dtrongพูดตรงๆpôot dtrong dtrongfrankly; directlyเถอะtòeเถอะtòe1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particleอย่าวกวนyàa wók wonอย่าวกวนyàa wók wondon’t beat around the bush
If you’re asking for help, just say it directly—don’t beat around the bush.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

วกไปวนมาwók bpai won maaวกไปวนมาwók bpai won maaroundabout; back and forth

roundabout; back and forth

อ้อมค้อมôm-kómอ้อมค้อมôm-kóm1indirect; roundabout2[to] speak indirectly; beat around the bush
  • indirect; roundabout
  • [to] speak indirectly; beat around the bush
วนไปวนมาwon bpai won maaวนไปวนมาwon bpai won maa1repeatedly; in circles; over and over (colloq.)2[to] go round and round; [to] keep circling/repeating
  • repeatedly; in circles; over and over (colloq.)
  • [to] go round and round; [to] keep circling/repeating
คดเคี้ยวkót kíaoคดเคี้ยวkót kíao1winding; twisting2meander; move in curves
  • winding; twisting
  • meander; move in curves
วกwókวกwók1[to] turn back; double back2[to] digress; veer off-topic3evasive; roundabout (speech)
  • [to] turn back; double back
  • [to] digress; veer off-topic
  • evasive; roundabout (speech)

Word Breakdown

วกwókวกwók1[to] turn back; double back2[to] digress; veer off-topic3evasive; roundabout (speech)Part 1
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วนwonวนwon1[to] circle; go around; loop2[to] recur; come around again3loop; cycle4forest; woodland (literary)Part 2
วกวนwók wonวกวนwók woncircuitous; convoluted; rambling