หวั่น
wànMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
fearful; apprehensive
Feeling worried or afraid that something undesirable may happen.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)หวั่นwànหวั่นwàn1fearful; apprehensive2[to] fear; [to] be apprehensiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ตกหนักdtòk-nàkตกหนักdtòk-nàk1[to] fall heavily; rain heavily2[to] fall heavily on [sb/sth]; be chiefly borne by [sb]จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofกลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeลำบากlam-bàakลำบากlam-bàak1difficult; troublesome2[to] be in hardship; have a hard time3poor; needy (of living conditions)
I fear that heavy rain will make it hard to get home.
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เขาkǎoหวั่นwànว่าwâaข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉจะjàกระทบgrà-tópงานngaanเลยləəiรีบrîipชี้แจงchíi-jɛɛngกับgàpทีมtiim
He is worried that the rumors will affect work, so he quickly clarified with the team.
แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaหวั่นwànว่าwâaยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiจะjàตกลงdtòk-longในช่วงnai-chûuangเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtซบเซาsóp-saoจึงjʉngปรับbpràpโปรโมชันbproo-moo-chânใหม่mài
The vendor is worried that sales will drop during the economic downturn, so she adjusted the promotions.
ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonหลายคนlǎai-konหวั่นwànว่าwâaมาตรการmâat-dtrà-gaanจะjàล่าช้าlâa-cháaจนjonปัญหาbpan-hǎaบานปลายbaan-bplaaiเกินgəənควบคุมkûuap-kum
Many people are worried that the measures will be delayed, causing the problem to escalate beyond control.
2VerbB1
[to] fear; [to] be apprehensive
To feel fear or anxiety about a possible bad outcome.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toหวั่นwànหวั่นwàn1fearful; apprehensive2[to] fear; [to] be apprehensiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeแพร่ระบาดprɛ̂ɛ-rá-bàatแพร่ระบาดprɛ̂ɛ-rá-bàat[to] spread widely; [to] become epidemicรอบrɔ̂ɔpรอบrɔ̂ɔp1around; surrounding2round; cycle; lap; turn3time slot; session4perimeter; circumference; surrounding area5classifier: rounds; laps; showings6all around; fullyใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)อาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)กระทบgrà-tópกระทบgrà-tóp1[to] affect; impact2[to] hit; strike; come into contact withงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)ทำมาหากินtam-maa-hǎa-ginทำมาหากินtam-maa-hǎa-gin[to] make a living; earn one’s keep
Villagers are starting to fear that a new outbreak may affect their livelihoods.
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ผู้ปกครองpûu-bpòk-krɔɔngหลายคนlǎai-konหวั่นwànว่าwâaค่าเทอมkâa-təəmจะjàขึ้นkʉ̂nอีกìikในnaiเทอมหน้าtəəm-nâa
Many parents fear that tuition fees will rise again next term.
นักลงทุนnák-long-tunหวั่นwànว่าwâaความผันผวนkwaam-pǎn-pǔuanของkɔ̌ɔngค่าเงินkâa-ngənจะjàฉุดchùtผลตอบแทนpǒn-dtɔ̀ɔp-tɛɛnพอร์ตpɔ́ɔtในnaiไตรมาสdtrai-mâatหน้าnâa
Investors fear that currency volatility will drag down portfolio returns next quarter.
I fear that heavy rain will make it hard to get home.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ว puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
wàn
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |