เป็นหมัน

bpen măn

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] be sterile; [to] be infertile

to be sterile or infertile; unable to have children or offspring.

Examples

หมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2traditional healer; shaman3expert; specialist (informal)4veterinarian5not a classifier (use คน/ท่าน)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นหมันbpen mănเป็นหมันbpen măn1[to] be sterile; [to] be infertile2[to] be fruitless; [of a plan/effort] come to nothingและláeและláeand (coordinating)ไม่สามารถmâi săa-mâatไม่สามารถmâi săa-mâat[to] be unable (to); cannotมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)
The doctor said he is sterile and cannot have children.
2NounB2

[to] be fruitless; [of a plan/effort] come to nothing

(of a plan, project, or effort) to yield no result; to come to nothing; to prove fruitless.

Examples

แผนการเดินทางpăen gaan dern taangแผนการเดินทางpăen gaan dern taang1itinerary; travel plan2logistics route plan; delivery itineraryไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têhtต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têht1foreign; overseas2abroad; foreign countries3[to] go/live abroadของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our sideต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเป็นหมันbpen mănเป็นหมันbpen măn1[to] be sterile; [to] be infertile2[to] be fruitless; [of a plan/effort] come to nothingไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverว่างwâangว่างwâang1free; not busy2empty; vacant3leisure time; free time4[to] be idle; be unoccupiedเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
Our plan to travel abroad came to nothing because no one was free.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsPart 1
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หมันmănหมันmăn1sterile; infertile (unable to reproduce)2sterilization; spay/neuter (procedure) [rare as noun]3barren; unfruitful (plants/land)Part 2
เป็นหมันbpen mănเป็นหมันbpen măn[to] be sterile; [to] be infertile