หมั้น
mân
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] get engaged; become betrothed (to [sb])
to formally promise to marry someone; to enter into an engagement with someone
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)แฟนfaenแฟนfaen1fan; supporter2romantic partnerประกาศbprà-gàatประกาศbprà-gàat1[to] announce; declare2announcement; notice3proclamation; decree4[to] proclaim; promulgate (form.)หมั้นmânหมั้นmân1[to] get engaged; become betrothed (to [sb])2[to] betroth [sb] to [sb]3engagement; betrothalกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)เมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan néeเมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan née1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous day
He and his girlfriend announced their engagement yesterday.
2NounB1
engagement; betrothal
the state or ceremony of being formally promised to marry someone
Examples
พวกเขาpûuak kăoพวกเขาpûuak kăothey; them (people)จัดพิธีjàt pí-teeจัดพิธีjàt pí-tee[to] hold a ceremony; [to] organize a ceremonyหมั้นmânหมั้นmân1[to] get engaged; become betrothed (to [sb])2[to] betroth [sb] to [sb]3engagement; betrothalเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2younger; junior3minor; slightๆ-ที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeเมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan néeเมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan née1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous day
They held a small engagement ceremony at home yesterday.
3VerbB2
[to] betroth [sb] to [sb]
to arrange or pledge that one person will marry another, often done by families
Examples
ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondฝ่ายfàaiฝ่ายfàai1side; party; faction2department; section; division3(classifier) party/side; department4on the part of; from the side ofตกลงdtòk longตกลงdtòk long1[to] agree; reach an agreement2okay; agreed; deal3in the end; after all; as it turns out4[to] settle; finalizeหมั้นmânหมั้นmân1[to] get engaged; become betrothed (to [sb])2[to] betroth [sb] to [sb]3engagement; betrothalลูกหลานlôok lăanลูกหลานlôok lăan1descendants; offspring2younger generation (collective)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[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; reserveตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàe1from; since (starting point)2from X to Yยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)เรียนอยู่riian yòoเรียนอยู่riian yòo1[to] be studying2[to] study at [somewhere]; [to] attend [school]
Both families agreed to arrange an engagement between their children while they were still studying.