วุ่น
wûnMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
chaotic; messy; troublesome
in a state of disorder, confusion, or bother; chaotic or troublesome
Examples
เช้านี้cháao-níiเช้านี้cháao-níithis morningถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetวุ่นwûnวุ่นwûn1chaotic; messy; troublesome2[to] be busy/in a tizzy; meddle (needlessly)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)แห่hɛ̀ɛแห่hɛ̀ɛ1[to] parade; form a procession2[to] flock; rush in large numbers
The streets were very chaotic this morning because there was a parade.
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The house was in a mess all day because the power was out and the water wasn't running.
งานประชุมngaan-bprà-chumวุ่นwûnจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanเพราะprɔ́เอกสารสำคัญèek-gà-sǎan-sǎm-kanหายไปhǎai-bpai
The meeting became so chaotic that it had to be postponed because important documents went missing.
หลังlǎngประกาศbprà-gàatผลสอบpǒn-sɔ̀ɔpหน้าnâaอาคารaa-kaanคณะká-náวุ่นwûnด้วยdûuaiเสียงsǐiangโต้เถียงdtôo-tǐiangและlɛ́การร้องเรียนgaan-rɔ́ɔng-riian
After the exam results were announced, the faculty building was in turmoil with arguments and complaints.
2VerbB1
[to] be busy/in a tizzy; meddle (needlessly)
to be in a flustered or tangled state with many things at once, or to get involved needlessly in others’ affairs
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)วุ่นwûnวุ่นwûn1chaotic; messy; troublesome2[to] be busy/in a tizzy; meddle (needlessly)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)หลายอย่างlǎai-yàangหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangmany things; various thingsจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâai1not yet; haven’t yet2not yet possible; not yet permittedกินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)
Today I was tied up with many tasks and haven’t eaten yet.
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiวุ่นwûnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnเลยləəiเดี๋ยวdǐiaoจะjàกลายเป็นglaai-bpenปัญหาbpan-hǎa
Don’t get involved in other people’s family matters, or it will become a problem.
เขาkǎoวุ่นwûnทั้งวันtáng-wanประชุมbprà-chumเสนอsà-nə̌əงานngaanแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngไปbpaiรับrápลูกlûukต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
He was flustered all day, with meetings, presentations, and then having to pick up his child.
ช่วงchûuangใกล้glâiเดดไลน์dèet-laiทุกคนtúk-konวุ่นwûnมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ไม่ควรmâi-kuuanไปbpaiวุ่นwûnกับgàpรายละเอียดเล็กน้อยraai-lá-ìiat-lék-nɔ́ɔiจนjonเสียเวลาsǐia-wee-laa
Near the deadline everyone is swamped, but we shouldn’t get needlessly involved in minor details and waste time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
wûn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |