หวนมา
hǔuan-maaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] come back; return; recur
to return or come back, especially after a period of absence; to recur, as in the case of feelings, memories, or situations.
Examples
พอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngพอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngwhen [sb/sth] arrives; as soon asหน้าหนาวnâa-nǎaoหน้าหนาวnâa-nǎao1winter; the cold season2in winter; during the cold seasonความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀k1feeling; emotion2sensation; sensory feeling3intuition; hunch4sentiment; attitudeเหงาngǎoเหงาngǎo1lonely; lonesome2desolate; quiet; empty (of place/time)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerหวนมาhǔuan-maaหวนมาhǔuan-maa[to] come back; return; recurอีกครั้งìik-krángอีกครั้งìik-krángagain; once more
When winter arrives, the feeling of loneliness returns again.
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ภาพpâapในอดีตnai-à-dìitเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetครั้งkrángนั้นnánยังคงyang-kongหวนมาhǔuan-maaหลอกหลอนlɔ̀ɔk-lɔ̌ɔnเขาkǎoในความฝันnai-kwaam-fǎnอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
Images from that past accident always recur to haunt him in his dreams.
เขาkǎoจากjàakบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətไปbpaiนานnaanแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiความผูกพันkwaam-pùuk-panก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoหวนมาhǔuan-maaยังyangที่tîiแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níi
He was away from his hometown for a long time, but eventually, his attachment made him return to this place.
แม้máeจะjàพยายามpà-yaa-yaamลืมleuumเรื่องราวrêuuang raaoร้ายๆráai ráaiแต่dtàeความทรงจำkwaam song jamอันanเจ็บปวดjèp bpùuatก็gâwมักจะmák jàหวนมาhŭuan maaในnaiยามyaamที่têeเราraoอ่อนแอòn aeที่สุดtêe sùt
Even though I try to forget the bad things, painful memories tend to recur when I am at my most vulnerable.
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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มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 2
หวนมาhǔuan-maaหวนมาhǔuan-maa[to] come back; return; recur[to] come back; return; recurWord