หวน
hǔuanMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] return; come back (poetic/literary)
to return or come back, often in a literary or formal tone, referring to people, seasons, or situations (e.g., หวนคืนหวนคืนhǔuan-kʉʉn1[to] recur; resurface (memory/feeling) (literary/formal)2[to] return; come back (literary/formal))
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจากไปjàak-bpaiจากไปjàak-bpai1[to] leave; depart2[to] pass away; die (euphemistic)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)สัญญาsǎn-yaaสัญญาsǎn-yaa1promise; vow; pledge2[to] promise; pledge; vow3contract; agreement4[to] contract (legally)5perception (Buddhism)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)หวนกลับhǔuan-glàpหวนกลับhǔuan-glàp[to] return; come back; happen again (to a previous place, state, or condition)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)
He already left and promised to never return again.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaฤดูใบไม้ผลิrʉ́-duu-bai-máai-líหวนมาhǔuan-maaอีกครั้งìik-krángดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiก็gɔ̂จะjàเริ่มrə̂əmบานสะพรั่งbaan-sà-prâng
When spring returns once more, the flowers will begin to bloom beautifully.
นักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngชื่อดังchʉ̂ʉ-dangตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiหวนคืนสู่hǔuan-kʉʉn-sùuวงการบันเทิงwong-gaan-ban-təəngหลังlǎngห่างหายhàang-hǎaiไปbpaiนานnaanหลายlǎaiปีbpii
The famous singer decided to return to the entertainment industry after being away for many years.
ไม่ว่าmâi-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamหนีnǐiจากjàakอดีตà-dìitแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiสุดท้ายsùt-táaiโชคชะตาchôok-chá-dtaaก็gɔ̂นำพาnam-paaให้hâiเขาkǎoหวนคืนสู่hǔuan-kʉʉn-sùuเส้นทางsên-taangเดิมdəəm
No matter how much he tried to escape his past, fate eventually led him to return to the same old path.
2VerbB2
[to] recall; think back; be rekindled
to remember or have memories/feelings resurface; to be brought back to mind (e.g., ความหลังหวนมา)
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenได้กลิ่นdâai glìnได้กลิ่นdâai glìn1[to] smell [sth]; detect a smell2[to] sense/suspect [sth] (figurative)ขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏmsnack; sweet; dessertนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทีไรtee raiทีไรtee raiwhenever; every time (that)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]หวนนึกถึงhŭuan néuk tĕungหวนนึกถึงhŭuan néuk tĕung[to] recall; think back to; reminisce aboutตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèk1when (one) was a child; in childhood2one’s childhood period (noun phrase use)ทุกทีtúk teeทุกทีtúk tee1every time; on each occasion2always; invariably3increasingly; more and more
Whenever I smell this dessert, it always makes me reminisce about my childhood.
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การกลับgaan-glàpไปเยี่ยมbpai-yîiamโรงเรียนroong-riianเก่าgàoทำให้tam-hâiความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamสมัยsà-mǎiมัธยมmát-tá-yomหวนกลับhǔuan-glàpมาmaaในใจnai-jai
Visiting my old school brought back memories from my high school days.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàผ่านมาpàan-maaนานnaanหลายlǎaiปีbpiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛความรู้สึกผิดkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀k-pìtในnaiวันนั้นwan-nánก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongหวนมาhǔuan-maaทิ่มแทงใจtîm-tɛɛng-jaiเขาkǎoอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
Even though many years have passed, the feeling of guilt from that day still resurfaces to torment his heart.
ภาพpâapข่าวสงครามkàao-sǒng-kraamทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoหวนนึกถึงhǔuan-nʉ́k-tʉ̌ngประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanอันanเลวร้ายleeo-ráaiในnaiสนามรบsà-nǎam-rópที่tîiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจะjàลืมlʉʉmมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔt
The war footage made him recall the terrible battlefield experiences he had been trying to forget all this time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hǔuan
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |