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หวั่น wanL |
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1. | หวั่น | wanL | to fear; be afraid |
2. | ประหวั่น | bpraL wanL | to fear |
3. | หวั่นใจ | wanL jaiM | [is] afraid (apprehensive, anxious, concerned, worried, nervous, uneasy) that something bad may happen; on tenderhooks |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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Phonemic Thai | หฺวั่น |
IPA | wàn |
Royal Thai General System | wan |
1.  [verb, intransitive] | |||
definition | to fear; be afraid | ||
examples | หวาดหวั่น | waatL wanL | (of a feeling or behaviour) characterized by fear and panic, to feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen |
หวั่นหวาด | wanL waatL | (of a feeling or behaviour) characterized by fear and panic, to feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen | |
หวั่นวิตก | wanL wiH dtohkL | [is] afraid; anxious; worried; fearful | |
หวั่นไหว | wanL waiR | [is] (feeling) shaken; anxious | |
หวั่นเกรง | wanL graehngM | [is] apprehensive; fearful (of doing something) | |
หวั่นป่วน | wanL bpuaanL | [is] concerned about unrest | |
ความหวาดหวั่น | khwaamM waatL wanL | fear; apprehension | |
ไหวหวั่น | waiR wanL | [is] anxious; uneasy; worried | |
น่าหวั่นกลัว | naaF wanL gluaaM | [is] frightening; cause for alarm | |
ความหวั่นไหว | khwaamM wanL waiR | anxiety; anxiousness | |
sample sentence | "อีกแป๊บหนึ่ง" พ่อบอก แต่ตายังจ้องเป๋ง มองดูภาพผู้คนที่มาชุมนุมและเจ้าหน้าที่ตำรวจปราบจลาจลที่ถูกส่งมาตรึงกำลังพร้อมโล่และกระบองด้วยหัวใจหวั่นระทึก eekL bpaaepH neungL phaawF baawkL dtaaeL dtaaM yangM jaawngF bpengR maawngM duuM phaapF phuuF khohnM theeF maaM choomM noomM laeH jaoF naaF theeF dtamM ruaatL bpraapL jaL laaM johnM theeF thuukL sohngL maaM dtreungM gamM langM phraawmH lo:hF laeH graL baawngM duayF huaaR jaiM wanL raH theukH " “Just a moment longer,” my father said, but his eyes remained glued to the TV screen, his heart beating anxiously, as he watched pictures of the rally protesters and the riot police who were sent to hold their positions with shields and batons at the ready." | ||
2. ประหวั่น bpraL wanL [verb] | |||
definition | to fear | ||
3. หวั่นใจ wanL jaiM [adjective] | |||
definition | [is] afraid (apprehensive, anxious, concerned, worried, nervous, uneasy) that something bad may happen; on tenderhooks | ||
notes | หวั่นใจ is when you are worried. It is less alarmed and panicky than หวาดหวั่น or หวั่นหวาด, which is when you fear that something unplesant or dangerous might happen. | ||
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