เวน(wayn)

Meanings

1VerbC1

[to] expropriate; [to] take for public use

to take property for public use by legal authority, usually with compensation; to expropriate (formal/legal; often seen in compounds such as เวนคืนเวนคืนween keun1[to] expropriate; [to] repossess (by the state)2expropriation)

Examples

รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2the government; public sectorจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เวนคืนween keunเวนคืนween keun1[to] expropriate; [to] repossess (by the state)2expropriationที่ดินtêe dinที่ดินtêe din1land (property)2land (real estate category)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofนำไปnam bpaiนำไปnam bpai[to] take; carry; bring [sb/sth] (away/to somewhere)สร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developทางด่วนtaang dùuanทางด่วนtaang dùuan1expressway; tollway2fast track; shortcut (figurative)
The government will expropriate the villagers' land to build an expressway.
2VerbC1

[to] allocate; [to] set aside [sth] (formal)

to set aside, apportion, or assign [sth] for a particular purpose (formal/literary)

Examples

คุณย่าkun yâaคุณย่าkun yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)เวนwaynเวนwayn1[to] expropriate; [to] take for public use2[to] allocate; [to] set aside [sth] (formal)ที่ดินtêe dinที่ดินtêe din1land (property)2land (real estate category)ผืนpĕunผืนpĕun1sheet; stretch (flat expanse)2classifier (flat expanses/items)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveสำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingสร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developห้องสมุดhông sà-mùtห้องสมุดhông sà-mùtlibraryให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)
Grandmother set aside this plot of land to build a library for the community.