ทวน
Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ทวน d w n | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | tuuan |
| Royal Institute | thuan | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰua̯n˧/(R) | |
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
ทวน • (tuuan) (classifier เล่ม)
- lance (spear-like weapon)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
ทวน • (tuuan) (abstract noun การทวน)
- (transitive) to go through; to wade through
- (transitive) to go against (to not go along with)
- (transitive) to repeat; to redo; to renew
- (transitive) to flog; to lash
- to review
Adverb
ทวน • (tuuan)
- against; in opposition to; counter to
Derived terms
- กระแสทวน
- ทบทวน (tóp-tuuan)
- ทวนกระแส
- ทวนเข็มนาฬิกา
- ทวนคำ
- ทวนลม
- ทวนสาบาน
- ทำหูทวนลม
- ทิ้งทวน
- พายเรือทวนน้ำ
- หูทวนลม
Further reading
- “ทวน” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.