วนเวียน
won wian
Meanings
1NounB1
[to] circle; keep coming around
to move around in circles or return repeatedly to the same place
Examples
นกบินnók binนกบินnók bin[to] fly (bird) — descriptive phraseวนเวียนwon wianวนเวียนwon wian1[to] circle; keep coming around2[to] linger; hang around3[to] weigh on [sb]'s mind; keep recurringอยู่เหนือyòo nĕuuaอยู่เหนือyòo nĕuua1[to] be above/over [sth]2[to] be north of [somewhere]; be in the North3[to] be above/beyond [sth] (figurative)ทุ่งนาtûng naaทุ่งนาtûng naarice field; paddy field
Birds are circling above the field.
2NounB1
[to] linger; hang around
to stay nearby and keep appearing without leaving definitively
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)วนเวียนwon wianวนเวียนwon wian1[to] circle; keep coming around2[to] linger; hang around3[to] weigh on [sb]'s mind; keep recurringอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainแถวหน้าtăeo nâaแถวหน้าtăeo nâa1front row2forefront; leading position3leading; top-tierบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] turn over/flip/reverse2contrary; on the contrary3[to] return; go/come back4back; in returnสักทีsàk teeสักทีsàk tee1finally; at last2already; for once (urging/complaint)
He keeps hanging around in front of the house and won’t go back yet.
3NounB2
[to] weigh on [sb]'s mind; keep recurring
to keep returning to someone’s thoughts and bothering them repeatedly
Examples
คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)วนเวียนwon wianวนเวียนwon wian1[to] circle; keep coming around2[to] linger; hang around3[to] weigh on [sb]'s mind; keep recurringอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]หัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5beginning; initial part6classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins7to bud; to sprout8header; title; headlineฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)นอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)หลับlàpหลับlàp1[to] sleep; [to] fall asleep2asleep (stative)3numb; asleep (limb)
His words keep circling in my mind, making me unable to sleep.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
วนอยู่won yòoวนอยู่won yòo1[to] loop; keep circling2[to] be stuck in a repetitive cycle (mentally or in action)
- [to] loop; keep circling
- [to] be stuck in a repetitive cycle (mentally or in action)
เวียนวนwiian wonเวียนวนwiian won1[to] circle; revolve repeatedly2[to] recur; cycle back
- [to] circle; revolve repeatedly
- [to] recur; cycle back
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
ติดอยู่ในหัวdtìt yòo nai hŭuaติดอยู่ในหัวdtìt yòo nai hŭua[to] be stuck in [sb's] head
[to] be stuck in [sb's] head
ป้วนเปี้ยนbpûuan bpîianป้วนเปี้ยนbpûuan bpîian[to] hang around; loiter; hover around
[to] hang around; loiter; hover around
Word Breakdown
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วนเวียนwon wianวนเวียนwon wian[to] circle; keep coming around