หวาน

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หวาน h w ā n
Phonemic		หฺวาน h ̥ w ā n
Romanization	Paiboon	wǎan
	Royal Institute	wan
(standard) IPA(key)		/waːn˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *C̥.waːlᴬ (“sweet; delicious”). Cognate with Lao ຫວານ (wān), Shan ဝၢၼ် (wǎan), Ahom 𑜈𑜃𑜫 (ban), Zhuang van, Saek หว่าน. Compare Sui faanl (“sweet”), Southern Kam kuanp (“sweet”).

Adjective

หวาน • (wǎan) (abstract noun ความหวาน)

1. sweet; sweet-tasting.
2. mellifluous.
3. luscious.
4. beautiful; cute.

Adverb

หวาน • (wǎan) (abstract noun ความหวาน)

1. as easy as pie.
2. effortlessly.
3. comfortably; pleasantly.

Verb

หวาน • (wǎan)

1. to keep turning (of a screw)

Etymology 2

Noun

หวาน • (wǎan)

1. (ผัก~) Sauropus androgynus
2. (ผัก~) Melientha suavis