ว่อน
wɔ̂ɔnMeanings
1AdverbB1
all over the place; everywhere (flying/spreading)
Appearing or spread everywhere, often of things flying or circulating widely (e.g., posts, rumors, papers scattered all around).
Examples
ข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)แชร์chɛɛแชร์chɛɛ1[to] share; split costs2share (social-media action)3rotating savings club; money poolว่อนwɔ̂ɔnว่อนwɔ̂ɔn1all over the place; everywhere (flying/spreading)2[to] swarm; fly about; scatter aroundในเฟซบุ๊กnai-féet-búkในเฟซบุ๊กnai-féet-búkon Facebookตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)
That news has been shared everywhere on Facebook since yesterday.
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พอpɔɔรูปrûupหลุดออกมาlùt-ɔ̀ɔk-maaไลน์laaiกลุ่มglùmก็gɔ̂มีmiiรูปrûupเดียวกันdiiao-ganส่งsòngว่อนwɔ̂ɔnทั้งวันtáng-wan
Once the photo leaked, the same picture was sent everywhere in the group chats all day.
ประกาศbprà-gàatรับสมัครงานráp-sà-màk-ngaanของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtนี้níiถูกtùukโพสต์póotว่อนwɔ̂ɔnตามdtaamเพจpèetหางานhǎa-ngaanหลายlǎaiเพจpèet
This company's job announcement was posted everywhere across many job pages.
หลังlǎngงานประชุมngaan-bprà-chumจบjòpมีmiiเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanสรุปsà-rùpผิดเวอร์pìt-wəəชันchanถูกtùukส่งต่อsòng-dtɔ̀ɔว่อนwɔ̂ɔnจนjonทุกคนtúk-konสับสนsàp-sǒnว่าwâaอันไหนan-nǎiคือkʉʉฉบับchà-bàpจริงjing
After the meeting ended, an incorrect version of the summary document circulated everywhere, leaving everyone confused about which one was the real version.
2VerbB1
[to] swarm; fly about; scatter around
To move or spread around in many directions, like things swarming or flying about in the air.
Examples
ตอนเย็นdton yenตอนเย็นdton yen1evening; early evening2in the eveningยุงyungยุงyungmosquitoบินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)ว่อนwônว่อนwôn1all over the place; everywhere (flying/spreading)2[to] swarm; fly about; scatter aroundรอบๆrôp rôpรอบๆrôp rôp1around; all around; nearby2around (surrounding a place/thing)สวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toกางgaangกางgaang1[to] spread; open wide2[to] pitch; set up (tent, umbrella)มุ้งmúngมุ้งmúngmosquito netลวดlûuatลวดlûuatwire (metal strand)
In the evening, mosquitoes were swarming around the garden, so we had to put up screens.
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Dry leaves flew about in the strong wind in front of the house.
Dust and sand were swirling all around the field, making the view unclear.
กลางคืนglaang keunแมลงเม่าบินmá-laeng mâo binว่อนwônรอบrôpหลอดไฟlòt faiร่วงrûuangเกลื่อนglèuuanพื้นpéunในnaiไม่กี่mâi gèeชั่วโมงchûua-mohng
At night, winged termites swarmed around the light bulb and fell all over the floor within a few hours.
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
wɔ̂ɔn
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 | — | — |