หวนคืน
hǔuan-kʉʉnMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] return; come back (literary/formal)
to return or come back to a former place, condition, or state, often with a nostalgic or restorative sense; literary or formal tone
Examples
ฤดูหนาวrʉ́-duu-nǎaoฤดูหนาวrʉ́-duu-nǎaowinter; cold seasonนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forหวนคืนhǔuan-kʉʉnหวนคืนhǔuan-kʉʉn1[to] return; come back (literary/formal)2[to] recur; resurface (memory/feeling) (literary/formal)บ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətbirthplace; hometownสักครั้งsàk-krángสักครั้งsàk-krángonce; at least once; even once
This winter I want to return to my hometown once more.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลายlǎaiปีbpiiในnaiเมืองหลวงmʉʉang-lǔuangเขาkǎoตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiหวนคืนhǔuan-kʉʉnชนบทchon-ná-bòtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiชีวิตเรียบง่ายchii-wít-rîiap-ngâai
After many years in the capital, he decided to return to the countryside for a simple life.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaโรงเรียนroong-riianเก่าgàoบูรณะเสร็จbuu-rá-ná-sètชาวบ้านchaao-bâanต่างdtàangยินดีyin-diiที่tîiเห็นhěnอาคารaa-kaanหวนคืนhǔuan-kʉʉnสภาพsà-pâapงดงามngót-ngaamดังเดิมdang-dəəm
When the renovation of the old school was completed, the villagers were delighted to see the building restored to its former beauty.
ในnaiยามyaamที่tîiสังคมsǎng-komรีบเร่งrîip-rêngผู้คนpûu-konจำนวนไม่น้อยjam-nuuan-mâi-nɔ́ɔiปรารถนาbpràat-tà-nǎaจะjàหวนคืนhǔuan-kʉʉnวิถีwí-tǐiเรียบง่ายrîiap-ngâaiที่tîiเคยkəəiอุ่นใจùn-jaiในnaiวัยเยาว์wai-yao
In these hurried times, many people wish to return to the simple way of life that once comforted them in youth.
2VerbB2
[to] recur; resurface (memory/feeling) (literary/formal)
for memories, feelings, or situations to come back or resurface after some time; literary or formal tone
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ได้กลิ่นdâai-glìnได้กลิ่นdâai-glìn1[to] smell [sth]; detect a smell2[to] sense/suspect [sth] (figurative)ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeแรกrɛ̂ɛkแรกrɛ̂ɛk1first; earliest; initial2at first; initiallyภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4vision; mental imageวัยเด็กwai-dèkวัยเด็กwai-dèkchildhoodก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerหวนคืนมาhǔuan-kʉʉn-maaหวนคืนมาhǔuan-kʉʉn-maa[to] return; [to] come backอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeenอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeenclearly; explicitly
When I smelled the first rain, images of childhood resurfaced vividly.
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เพลงplayngเก่าๆgào gàoทำให้tam hâiความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukอบอุ่นòp ùnในnaiวันนั้นwan nánหวนคืนสู่hŭuuan keuun sòoใจjai
Old songs made the warmth of that day return to my heart.
หลายlăaiปีbpeeผ่านไปpàan bpaiความทรงจำkwaam song jamที่têeคิดว่าkít wâaลืมleuumแล้วláeoกลับglàpหวนคืนhŭuan keunด้วยdûuayประโยคprà-yôhkสั้นๆsân sânจากjàakจดหมายjòt măaiใบbaiเดิมderm
Years later, memories I thought I had forgotten resurfaced with a single sentence from the same old letter.
ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangความเงียบkwaam-ngîiapของkɔ̌ɔngค่ำคืนkâm-kʉʉnความหวังkwaam-wǎngที่tîiเคยkəəiดับdàpก็gɔ̂หวนคืนhǔuan-kʉʉnอย่างyàangอ่อนโยนɔ̀ɔn-yoonและlɛ́ทรงพลังsong-pá-lang
Amid the silence of night, the hope that had once been extinguished gently yet powerfully returned.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
หวนhǔuanหวนhǔuan1[to] return; come back (poetic/literary)2[to] recall; think back; be rekindled[to] return; come back (poetic/literary)Part 1
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คืนkʉʉnคืนkʉʉn1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4back; in return5[to] return; come back (literary)nighttime; nightPart 2
หวนคืนhǔuan-kʉʉnหวนคืนhǔuan-kʉʉn[to] return; come back (literary/formal)[to] return; come back (literary/formal)Word