โอนเอน
oon-eenMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] sway; rock; wobble
To sway or tilt from side to side; to rock or wobble; to be unsteady and likely to tip.
Examples
เรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉaboat; ship; vesselเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightโอนoonโอนoon1[to] transfer (money; funds)2[to] transfer (ownership; title)3[to] shift; hand over (responsibility/authority)4[to] transfer (personnel)เอนไปมาeen-bpai-maaเอนไปมาeen-bpai-maa[to] sway; [to] rock back and forthเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)คลื่นklʉ̂ʉnคลื่นklʉ̂ʉn1wave (water/sea)2wave (physics; signal/EM)3surge; influx4broadcast frequency; radio bandซัดsátซัดsát1[to] hurl; fling; throw hard2[to] lash; batter (waves/wind)3[to] gobble; chug (slang)4[to] blame; shift blame (colloquial)5[to] beat up; punch; strike (colloquial)6[to] shoot forcefully (sports, colloquial)7[to] sweep; drive [sth] alongเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ฝั่งfàngฝั่งfàng1shore; bank2side
The small boat swayed back and forth when waves hit the shore.
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When the wind picked up, the bamboo swayed left and right as if it would fall.
เด็กdèkนั่งnângบนbonชิงช้าching-cháaแล้วlɛ́ɛoตัวdtuuaโอนเอนoon-eenไปตามbpai-dtaamแรงเหวี่ยงrɛɛng-wìiang
The child sat on the swing and his body swayed with the momentum.
หลังlǎngแผ่นดินไหวpɛ̀n-din-wǎiอาคารสูงaa-kaan-sǔungยังyangโอนoonเอนไปมาeen-bpai-maaเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiจนjonผู้คนpûu-konรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kไม่มั่นคงmâi-mân-kong
After the earthquake, the tall building still swayed slightly, making people feel uneasy.
2AdjectiveB2
unsteady; easily swayed
Not firm or steady; figuratively, easily influenced or wavering in resolve or opinion.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโอนเอนohn enโอนเอนohn en1[to] sway; rock; wobble2unsteady; easily swayedง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readilyพอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowพูดแรงpôot raengพูดแรงpôot raeng[to] speak harshlyๆ-ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเปลี่ยนความคิดbplìian kwaam kítเปลี่ยนความคิดbplìian kwaam kít[to] change one's mind; [to] change an opinionทันทีtan teeทันทีtan teeimmediately; at once
He wavers easily; when friends speak strongly, he changes his mind immediately.
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พอpɔɔเห็นhěnคนส่วนใหญ่kon-sùuan-yàiไม่เห็นด้วยmâi-hěn-dûuaiเธอtəəก็gɔ̂โอนเอนoon-eenและlɛ́ยอมถอยyɔɔm-tɔ̌ɔi
When she saw that most people disagreed, she wavered and backed down.
แม้mɛ́ɛเธอtəəจะjàตั้งใจdtâng-jaiเริ่มrə̂əmธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอเจอpɔɔ-jəəคำเตือนkam-dtʉʉanจากjàakผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiเธอtəəก็gɔ̂โอนเอนoon-eenและlɛ́ลังเลlang-leeจะjàเดินหน้าdəən-nâaต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
Even though she intended to start a business, after hearing warnings from elders, she wavered and hesitated to move forward.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถูกtùukกดดันgòt-danจากjàakหลายฝ่ายlǎai-fàaiท่าทีtâa-tiiของkɔ̌ɔngคณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanดูduuโอนเอนoon-eenและlɛ́นโยบายná-yoo-baaiก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmขยับkà-yàpตามกระแสdtaam-grà-sɛ̌ɛ
Under pressure from many sides, the committee’s stance appeared to waver, and the policy began to shift with the trend.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
oon
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
โอนoonโอนoon1[to] transfer (money; funds)2[to] transfer (ownership; title)3[to] shift; hand over (responsibility/authority)4[to] transfer (personnel)[to] transfer (money; funds)Part 1
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โอนเอนoon-eenโอนเอนoon-een[to] sway; rock; wobble[to] sway; rock; wobbleWord