ไปวน(bpai won)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] circle around; loop back

to go around an area and return to where one started, often while waiting or looking for a spot (e.g., driving around a block or parking lot)

Examples

ที่จอดtêe jòtที่จอดtêe jòtparking spot; parking spaceเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)วนรอบwon rôpวนรอบwon rôp1[to] go around; [to] circle; [to] orbit2[to] loop; [to] iterate (through) [sth]ห้างhâangห้างhâang1mall; shopping center2trading firm (dated/formal)3department storeก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
The parking is full; let's go around the mall first.
2VerbB1

[to] keep going in circles

to repeatedly move around the same area without progress, literally or figuratively

Examples

ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ทำการบ้านtam gaan bâanทำการบ้านtam gaan bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do researchข้อkôข้อkô1item; point; clause2joint (anatomy)3condition; term4flaw; drawback5classifier: items/points/clauses/questions6node; joint; segment (botany/zoology)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3ready; all set4done for; screwed (slang)สักทีsàk teeสักทีsàk tee1finally; at last2already; for once (urging/complaint)คิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planแล้วก็láeo gâwแล้วก็láeo gâw1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)ไปวนbpai wonไปวนbpai won1[to] circle around; loop back2[to] keep going in circlesอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainที่เดิมtêe dermที่เดิมtêe derm1the same place; the original place2in the same place; at the original location
I can’t finish this homework problem; I keep going around in circles.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)Part 1
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วนwonวนwon1[to] circle; go around; loop2[to] recur; come around again3loop; cycle4forest; woodland (literary)Part 2
ไปวนbpai wonไปวนbpai won[to] circle around; loop back