วนลง
won longMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] spiral downward; descend in a circle
To move downwards in a circular or spiral motion.
Examples
ใบไม้แห้งbai máai hâengใบไม้แห้งbai máai hâengdry leafค่อยๆkôi kôiค่อยๆkôi kôi1slowly; gently2gradually; little by littleหมุนวนmŭn wonหมุนวนmŭn won1[to] rotate; spin2[to] circulate; go round and roundลงสู่long sòoลงสู่long sòo1[to] descend to; go down into2[to] flow/empty into3[to] land on/at4[to] be brought/directed down to (figurative)พื้นดินpéun dinพื้นดินpéun din1the ground; earth’s surface2land (not sea or air)
The dry leaf slowly spiraled down to the ground.
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The small plane circled down to prepare for landing.
เฮลิคอปเตอร์hay-li-kôp-dtêrบินวนbin wonลงlongอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaบนbonลานlaanจอดjòtฉุกเฉินchùk-chĕrnของkŏngโรงพยาบาลrohng-pá-yaa-baan
The helicopter slowly circled down onto the hospital's emergency helipad.
น้ำnáamในnaiอ่างล้างจานàang-láang-jaanหมุนวนmǔn-wonลงlongท่อระบายน้ำtɔ̂ɔ-rá-baai-náamอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoจนjonเกิดgə̀ətเป็นเกลียวbpen-gliiao
The water in the sink swirled down the drain so quickly that it formed a vortex.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วนลง said วะ-นะ-ลง?
won long
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
วนwonวนwon1[to] circle; go around; loop2[to] recur; come around again3forest; woodland (literary)[to] circle; go around; loopPart 1
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ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] online[to] go down; descendPart 2
วนลงwon longวนลงwon long[to] spiral downward; descend in a circle[to] spiral downward; descend in a circleWord