เวิ่น
wə̂ənMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] ramble; [to] be verbose
To speak or write in a lengthy, rambling manner without getting to the point; often used as a shortened form of 'เวิ่นเว้อเวิ่นเว้อwə̂ən-wə́ə1overdone; excessive2rambling; long-winded'.
Examples
อาจารย์aa-jaanอาจารย์aa-jaan1teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)2honorific/title for a teacher3master (spiritual/martial/arts)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเวิ่นwə̂ənเวิ่นwə̂ən1[to] ramble; [to] be verbose2[to] be overly dramatic; [to] lamentแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
The professor explained this topic for so long that it started to get rambling.
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ช่วยchûuaiพูดpûutให้hâiตรงประเด็นdtrong-bprà-denหน่อยnɔ̀iได้ไหมdâai-mǎiอย่าyàaเวิ่นwə̂ənให้hâiเสียเวลาsǐia-wee-laaเลยləəi
Could you please get straight to the point? Don't ramble and waste time.
บทความbòt-kwaamนี้níiมีmiiน้ำnáamเยอะyə́และlɛ́เวิ่นwə̂ənเกินไปgəən-bpaiควรkuuanตัดทอนdtàt-tɔɔnเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaที่tîiไม่จำเป็นmâi-jam-bpenออกɔ̀ɔkบ้างbâang
This article has too much fluff and is too rambling; unnecessary content should be cut out.
เขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonเก่งgèngนะnáแต่dtɛ̀ɛเวลาwee-laaพรีเซนต์งานprii-seen-ngaanมักจะmák-jàเวิ่นwə̂ənจนjonคนฟังkon-fangจับjàpใจความสำคัญjai-kwaam-sǎm-kanไม่ได้mâi-dâai
He is smart, but when presenting his work, he tends to ramble until the listeners can't catch the main points.
2VerbC1
[to] be overly dramatic; [to] lament
To act overly dramatic, emotional, or to make a fuss about something, often by overthinking or complaining excessively.
Examples
ดึกdʉ̀kดึกdʉ̀k1late at night; late2late at nightแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)นอนnɔɔnนอนnɔɔn1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downมัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛมัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛbe absorbed in; keep on (to the neglect of other things)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเวิ่นwə̂ənเวิ่นwə̂ən1[to] ramble; [to] be verbose2[to] be overly dramatic; [to] lamentอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainในเฟซบุ๊กnai-féet-búkในเฟซบุ๊กnai-féet-búkon Facebook
It's late, why aren't you asleep yet? What are you being so dramatic about on Facebook?
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พอpɔɔทะเลาะtá-lɔ́กับgàpแฟนfɛɛnทีไรtii-raiเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ชอบchɔ̂ɔpมาmaaเวิ่นwə̂ənในnaiทวิตเตอร์tá-wít-dtə̂əให้hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnรับรู้ráp-rúuตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt
Whenever she argues with her boyfriend, she always likes to be overly dramatic on Twitter for others to see.
วัยรุ่นwai-rûnหลายคนlǎai-konมักจะmák-jàเวิ่นwə̂ənเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangความรักkwaam-rákเพราะprɔ́ฮอร์โมนhɔɔ-moonและlɛ́อารมณ์aa-romที่tîiยังyangไม่มั่นคงmâi-mân-kong
Many teenagers tend to be overly dramatic about love due to their hormones and unstable emotions.
หยุดyùtเวิ่นwə̂ənเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangอดีตà-dìitที่tîiแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoหันมาhǎn-maaโฟกัสfoo-gátกับgàpการพัฒนาgaan-pát-tá-naaตัวเองdtuua-eengในปัจจุบันnai-bpàt-jù-banดีกว่าdii-gwàa
Stop being overly dramatic about the unchangeable past, and turn your focus to improving yourself in the present instead.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
wə̂ən
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |