วน
wonMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] circle; go around; loop
To move in a circle or follow a route that goes around; to loop back.
Examples
รถบัสrót bátรถบัสrót bátbus; coachจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)วนรอบwon rôpวนรอบwon rôp1[to] go around; [to] circle; [to] orbit2[to] loop; [to] iterate (through) [sth]สนามกีฬาsà-năam gee-laaสนามกีฬาsà-năam gee-laasports field; stadium; sports groundแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)กลับมาglàp maaกลับมาglàp maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerป้ายbpâaiป้ายbpâai1sign; signboard2label; tag3classifier for signs/labels4[to] smear; dab; applyเดิมdermเดิมderm1original; initial2former; previous3as before; originally; same as before
The bus will go around the stadium and return to the same stop.
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ฉันchǎnวิ่งวนwîng-wonหนึ่งnʉ̀ngรอบrɔ̂ɔpสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iกลับglàpเข้าบ้านkâo-bâan
I ran around the park once and then headed back home.
คนขับkon-kàpพาpaaเราraoใช้cháiเส้นทางsên-taangที่tîiวนwonไปตามbpai-dtaamคลองklɔɔngก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàย้อนกลับมาyɔ́ɔn-glàp-maaหน้าnâaโรงแรมroong-rɛɛm
The driver took us on a route that looped along the canal before circling back to the front of the hotel.
เรือrʉʉaท่องเที่ยวtɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoจะjàวนwonเลียบlîiapเกาะgɔ̀หลักlàkแล้วlɛ́ɛoวกกลับwók-glàpเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiถ่ายภาพtàai-pâapได้dâaiจากjàakมุมmumเดิมdəəmอีกครั้งìik-kráng
The tour boat will circle along the main island and loop back so you can take photos from the same angle again.
2VerbB2
[to] recur; come around again
To happen again in a cycle or return after an interval.
Examples
ฤดูกาลréu-doo-gaanฤดูกาลréu-doo-gaan1season (time of year)2season (sports/activities)3season (TV series)วนกลับwon glàpวนกลับwon glàp[to] loop back; [to] circle backมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหนาวnăaoหนาวnăao1cold; chilly2[to] feel cold3cold season; winter (Thai context)อีกครั้งèek krángอีกครั้งèek krángagain; once moreทุกปีtúk bpeeทุกปีtúk bpeeevery year; annually
The seasons cycle back to winter every year.
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The same problems recur because we don’t address the root cause.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtชะลอchá-lɔɔวัฏจักรธุรกิจwát-dtà-jàk-tú-rá-gìtย่อมyɔ̂mวนwonเข้าสู่kâo-sùuช่วงchûuangปรับbpràpฐานtǎanอีกครั้งìik-kráng
When the economy slows, the business cycle inevitably returns to a correction phase.
3NounC1
forest; woodland (literary)
A forest or wooded area; chiefly literary or in set phrases.
Examples
กวีพรรณนาgà-wii-pan-ná-naaกวีพรรณนาgà-wii-pan-ná-naa1poetic description; poetic depiction2poetically descriptiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ผืนpʉ̌ʉnผืนpʉ̌ʉn1classifier (flat expanses/items)2sheet; stretch (flat expanse)วนwonวนwon1[to] circle; go around; loop2[to] recur; come around again3forest; woodland (literary)เงียบสงบngîiap-sà-ngòpเงียบสงบngîiap-sà-ngòpquiet; peacefulมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลมไหวlom-wǎiลมไหวlom-wǎigentle breeze; faint wind; wind stirringพาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inใบไม้bai-máaiใบไม้bai-máaileaf; leaves; foliageร่วงrûuangร่วงrûuang1[to] fall; drop (down by gravity)2[to] shed; fall off (hair, leaves, petals)3[to] fall; drop (in value, level, or rank)4fallen; shed
The poet described that in the tranquil forest, the breeze stirred the falling leaves.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanตั้งdtângศาลsǎanไว้หน้าwái-nâaปากทางเข้าbpàak-taang-kâoสู่sùuวนwonอธิษฐานà-tít-tǎanขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiเดินทางปลอดภัยdəən-taang-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
Villagers set up a shrine at the entrance to the forest, praying for a safe journey.
ในnaiตำนานdtam-naanกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngผู้pûuเฝ้าระวังfâo-rá-wangแห่งhɛ̀ngวนwonผู้pûuคอยkɔɔiคุ้มครองkúm-krɔɔngผู้สัญจรpûu-sǎn-jɔɔnยามyaamรัตติกาลrát-dtì-gaan
Legends speak of the guardians of the forest, who protect travelers in the night.
เมื่อmêuuaหมอกmòkคลอเคลียklo-kliaไปทั่วbpai tûuaวนwonความเงียบkwaam ngîiapขรึมkrĕumก็gâwปกคลุมbpòk klumราวกับraao gàpผืนpĕunผ้าคลุมpâa klumพิธีกรรมpí-tee gam
When mist drifted throughout the forest, a solemn silence spread like a ceremonial shroud.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
won
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 | — | — |