ไปวน
bpai-wonMeanings
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 moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyวนรอบwon rôpวนรอบwon rôp1[to] go around; [to] circle; [to] orbit2[to] loop; [to] iterate (through) [sth]ห้างhâangห้างhâang1mall; shopping center2department store3trading firm (dated/formal)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
The parking is full; let's go around the mall first.
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I drove around the building twice before I found a parking spot.
ถ้าtâaแถวนี้tăeo néeแน่นnâenเราraoไปวนตรงbpai won dtrongลานlaanด้านหลังdâan lăngเผื่อpèuuaจะมีjà meeช่องว่างchông wâang
If it's crowded here, let's go around the back lot in case there's a space.
เธอterขอให้kŏr hâiผมpŏmไปbpaiวนรอบwon rôpสนามsà-năamอีกèekหนึ่งnèungรอบrôpระหว่างที่rá-wàang têeเธอterรอrorเพื่อนpêuuanมาถึงmaa tŭeng
She asked me to go around the field one more time while she waited for her friend to arrive.
2VerbB1
[to] keep going in circles
to repeatedly move around the same area without progress, literally or figuratively
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâanทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do researchข้อkɔ̂ɔข้อkɔ̂ɔ1item; point; clause2classifier: items/points/clauses/questions3joint (anatomy)4condition; term5node; joint; segment (botany/zoology)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)4[to] reach orgasm; come (informal, euphemistic)สักทีsàk-tiiสักทีsàk-tii1finally; at last2already; for once (urging/complaint)คิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂1and 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 circlesอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainที่เดิมtîi-dəəmที่เดิมtîi-dəəm1the 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.
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เราraoไปวนbpai-wonหาhǎaทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔkในnaiห้างhâangอยู่yùuครึ่งkrʉ̂ngชั่วโมงchûua-moongเพราะprɔ́ป้ายบอกทางbpâai-bɔ̀ɔk-taangงงngongมากmâak
We kept circling around looking for an exit in the mall for half an hour because the signs were so confusing.
ถ้าtâaคุยkuiแบบนี้bàep néeต่อไปdtòr bpaiเราraoจะjàไปวนbpai wonประเด็นbprà-denเดิมๆderm dermไม่ได้mâi dâaiข้อสรุปkôr sà-rùp
If we keep talking like this, we’ll just go around the same points without reaching a conclusion.
โครงการkroong-gaanติดขัดdtìt-kàtเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanทำให้tam-hâiการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumไปวนbpai-wonอยู่yùuกับgàpการโยนgaan-yoonความผิดkwaam-pìtแทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàหาทางhǎa-taangแก้gɛ̂ɛ
The project hit a budget snag, causing meetings to loop around blame-shifting instead of finding solutions.
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 syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bpai
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
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วนwonวนwon1[to] circle; go around; loop2[to] recur; come around again3forest; woodland (literary)[to] circle; go around; loopPart 2
ไปวนbpai-wonไปวนbpai-won[to] circle around; loop back[to] circle around; loop backWord