หว่าน

wàan

Meanings

1VerbA2

to sow; scatter (seeds)

to spread seeds over the ground for planting by casting them broadly

Examples

ชาวนาchaao naaชาวนาchaao naarice farmerออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3[to] lead out to; extend toหว่านwàanหว่านwàan1to sow; scatter (seeds)2to sprinkle; strew3to spread; disseminate (rumors, ideas, feelings)4[to] cast (a fishing net)ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นาnaaนาnaapaddy field; rice field
The farmer goes out to sow rice in the field.
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เมื่อวานmêuua waanฉันchănหว่านwàanเมล็ดmá-létผักpàkลงlongแปลงbplaengหลังบ้านlăng bâan
Yesterday I sowed vegetable seeds in the bed behind the house.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeเราraoจะjàหว่านwàanเมล็ดข้าวmá-lét kâaoโพดpôhtให้hâiทั่วtûuaแปลงbplaeng
Tomorrow we will sow corn seeds across the plot.
เขาkăoหว่านwàanเมล็ดพันธุ์má-lét panให้hâiกระจายgrà-jaaiสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mĕrเพื่อให้pêuua hâiต้นdtônงอกngôkทั่วทั้งtûua tángแปลงbplaeng
He broadcasts the seeds evenly so that the plants sprout throughout the entire plot.
2VerbB1

to sprinkle; strew

to scatter small items or substances over an area (e.g., fertilizer, powder, bait)

Examples

ชาวสวนchaao sŭuanชาวสวนchaao sŭuanorchard farmer; horticultural farmer; gardener (by trade)หว่านwàanหว่านwàan1to sow; scatter (seeds)2to sprinkle; strew3to spread; disseminate (rumors, ideas, feelings)4[to] cast (a fishing net)ปุ๋ยbpŭiปุ๋ยbpŭifertilizer; manureรอบrôpรอบrôp1around; surrounding2round; cycle; lap; turn3time slot; session4perimeter; circumference; surrounding area5classifier: rounds; laps; showings6all around; fullyๆ-ต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตอนเช้าdton cháaoตอนเช้าdton cháao1morning (time period)2in the morning
The gardener scattered fertilizer around the trees in the morning.
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เขาkǎoหว่านผงยาwàan-pǒng-yaaกันganมดmótตามdtaamมุมmumบ้านbâanเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiมดmótขึ้นkʉ̂nโต๊ะdtó
He scattered ant-repellent powder in the corners of the house to keep ants off the table.
ชาวประมงchaao bprà-mongหว่านwàanเหยื่อyèuuaลงlongน้ำnáamเป็นbpenจุดjùtๆ-เพื่อpêuuaดึงdeungปลาbplaaมาmaaใกล้glâiเรือreuua
The fisherman scattered bait into the water in spots to draw fish near the boat.
หลังlăngฝนfŏnหยุดyùtเขาkăoหว่านwàanทรายละเอียดsaai lá-ìiatบนbonพื้นpéunลื่นlêunเพื่อpêuuaป้องกันbpông ganอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèt
After the rain stopped, he scattered fine sand on the slippery ground to prevent accidents.
3VerbB2

to spread; disseminate (rumors, ideas, feelings)

to cause information, rumors, beliefs, or emotions to be widely known or felt

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)หว่านwàanหว่านwàan1to sow; scatter (seeds)2to sprinkle; strew3to spread; disseminate (rumors, ideas, feelings)4[to] cast (a fishing net)ข่าวลือkàao leuuข่าวลือkàao leuurumor; hearsayในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanworkplace; officeจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringแตกตื่นdtàek dtèunแตกตื่นdtàek dtèun[to] panic; be alarmed; stampedeกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyแผนกpà-nàekแผนกpà-nàek1department; section2classifier for departments
He likes to spread rumors at work until the whole department gets alarmed.
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ผู้สมัครpôo sà-màkพยายามpà-yaa-yaamหว่านwàanความหวังkwaam wăngในใจnai jaiผู้ฟังpôo fangให้hâiเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเมืองmeuuangจะjàดีขึ้นdee kêunทันทีtan tee
The candidate tried to instill hope in the audience, making them believe the city would improve immediately.
โพสต์póhtนั้นnánถูกtòokแชร์chaeซ้ำsámหลายรอบlăai rôpจนjonหว่านwàanความโกรธkwaam gròhtให้hâiผู้คนpôo konรู้สึกrúu-sèukต่อต้านdtò dtâanนโยบายná-yoh-baaiอย่างรุนแรงyàang run raeng
That post was reshared many times, spreading anger and making people strongly oppose the policy.
สื่อsèuuบางbaangเจ้าjâoเลือกใช้lêuuak cháiพาดหัวpâat hŭuaแรงๆraeng raengเพื่อpêuuaหว่านwàanความกลัวkwaam gluuaและláeเร่งเร้าrêng ránoให้hâiสังคมsăng-komตื่นตระหนกdtèun dtrà-nòk
Some media outlets choose sensational headlines to sow fear and stir public panic.
4VerbB2

[to] cast (a fishing net)

To throw a fishing net so that it opens out over the water.

Examples

พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureหว่านแหwàan hăeหว่านแหwàan hăe1[to] cast a fishing net2[to] cast a wide net (fig.)ลงในlong naiลงในlong nai1to put into; to enter (data into)2into; onto; inคลองklongคลองklong1canal2classifier: canals/ditches3natural waterway; stream; creekแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterๆ-ดึงdeungดึงdeung1[to] pull; draw (toward oneself)2[to] attract; draw (attention/interest)3[to] drag (on a screen)4[to] hold back; delay; stallแหกhàekแหกhàek1[to] tear open; rip open; force open2[to] spread wide; splay3(coll.) [to] flout; defy (a rule, law)4(coll.) [to] break through; run (a checkpoint); force one's way outลับlápลับláp1secret; confidential2[to] sharpen3private; out of sight; secluded4secretly; in private; on the sly5[to] disappear; recede; pass from sightขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emerge
Dad cast the net into the canal, then slowly pulled it back up.
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ลุงlungยืนอยู่yʉʉn-yùuหัวเรือhǔua-rʉʉaและlɛ́หว่านแหwàan-hɛ̌ɛไปbpaiตรงที่dtrong-tîiเห็นhěnปลาว่ายbplaa-wâaiอยู่yùu
My uncle stood at the bow of the boat and cast the net where he could see fish swimming.
ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàหว่านแหwàan-hɛ̌ɛชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongต้องdtɔ̂ngดูduuทิศทางลมtít-taang-lomและlɛ́เลือกlʉ̂ʉakจุดjùtที่tîiน้ำnáamไม่mâiไหลเชี่ยวlǎi-chîiaoเกินไปgəən-bpai
Before casting the net, the fisherman needs to check the wind direction and choose a spot where the current is not too strong.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàฝึกfʉ̀kมาmaaหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangหว่านแหwàan-hɛ̌ɛให้hâiกางgaangเป็นวงbpen-wongกลมglomบนผิวน้ำbon-pǐu-náamได้dâaiไม่ดีmâi-diiนักnák
Despite practicing many times, he still isn't very good at casting the net so that it opens into a circle on the water.

Related Words

2to sprinkle; strew

3to spread; disseminate (rumors, ideas, feelings)