ว่าน(wâan)
Meanings
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)ปลูกbplòokปลูกbplòok1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ว่านwâanว่านwâanmedicinal/protective herb (tuberous plant)หลายชนิดlăai chá-nítหลายชนิดlăai chá-nítmany kinds; variousไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveหน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2public-facing front; facade (figurative)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk 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] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ทำยาtam yaaทำยาtam yaa1[to] make/prepare medicine2[to] manufacture illicit drugsและกันláe ganและกันláe gan1each other; one another (mutual)2too; as well (informal afterthought)คุณไสยkun săiคุณไสยkun săiblack magic; sorcery; occult practicesได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
Grandma grows many kinds of wan plants in front of the house, saying they can be used as medicine and to ward off sorcery.