ว่าน

wâan

Meaning

1NounB2

medicinal/protective herb (tuberous plant)

A group of herbaceous plants, often with rhizomes or tubers, traditionally believed to have medicinal, protective, or magical properties.

Examples

ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ว่านwâanว่านwâanmedicinal/protective herb (tuberous plant)หลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nítหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nítmany kinds; variousไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderทำยาtam-yaaทำยาtam-yaa1[to] make/prepare medicine2[to] manufacture illicit drugsและกันlɛ́-ganและกันlɛ́-ganthen; in that case (colloq.)คุณไสยkun-sǎiคุณไสยkun-sǎiblack magic; sorcery; occult practicesได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Grandma grows many kinds of wan plants in front of the house, saying they can be used as medicine and to ward off sorcery.
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พ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaว่านกระชายwâan-grà-chaaiดำdamมีmiiหัวใต้ดินhǔua-dtâai-dinและlɛ́นิยมní-yomใช้cháiบำรุงbam-rungร่างกายrâang-gaaiตามdtaamความเชื่อโบราณkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-boo-raan
The vendor said that black krachai wan has underground tubers and is commonly used to nourish the body according to ancient beliefs.
ในnaiพิธีpí-tiiขึ้นบ้านใหม่kʉ̂n-bâan-màiเขาkǎoนำnamว่านwâanที่tîiมีmiiเหง้าngâoไปbpaiวางwaangมุมmumบ้านbâanเพราะprɔ́เชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaจะjàช่วยchûuaiคุ้มครองkúm-krɔɔngคนkonในnaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
At the housewarming ceremony, they placed wan plants with rhizomes in the corner of the house because they believe it will protect the family.
ตำราdtam-raaยาสมุนไพรyaa-sà-mǔn-praiระบุว่าrá-bù-wâaว่านwâanบางชนิดbaang-chá-nítมีmiiหัวhǔuaหรือrʉ̌ʉเหง้าngâoและlɛ́ถูกtùukยกย่องyók-yɔ̂ɔngว่าwâaมีอำนาจmii-am-nâatทางtaangคุ้มครองkúm-krɔɔngรวมถึงruuam-tʉ̌ngสรรพคุณsàp-pá-kunทางยาtaang-yaaในnaiเชิงchəəngพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâan
Herbal manuals state that certain wan species have tubers or rhizomes and are esteemed for protective powers as well as folk medicinal properties.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

wâan

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——