สวน
garden
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- 1 garden、park、farm、orchard、plantation
- 2 pass in the opposite direction、go against、cross paths、answer back、retort
- 3 give an enema、administer an enema、insert a catheter
สวน mainly means a garden or planted area, and it can also refer to a park, orchard, or plantation. As a verb, it can describe moving against the flow or answering back, and in medical contexts it can mean to give an enema.
garden、park、farm、orchard、plantation
A planted or cultivated area, ranging from a home garden to a public park, orchard, or plantation.
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สวนหลังบ้าน sǔan lǎŋ bâan the backyard garden สวนหลังบ้าน details
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ไปเดินเล่นที่สวน pay dəən lên thîi sǔan go for a walk in the park ไปเดินเล่นที่สวน details
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สวนผลไม้ sǔan phǒnlamáay an orchard สวนผลไม้ details
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เขามีสวนมะม่วง khǎw mii sǔan mámûaŋ He owns a mango orchard. เขามีสวนมะม่วง details
pass in the opposite direction、go against、cross paths、answer back、retort
To move against another direction or flow. In speech, it can also mean to answer back or retort against what someone says.
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รถวิ่งสวนกัน rót wîŋ sǔan kan The cars pass each other in opposite directions. รถวิ่งสวนกัน details
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เขาสวนกลับทันที khǎw sǔan klàp thanthii He immediately shot back. เขาสวนกลับทันที details
give an enema、administer an enema、insert a catheter
In medical or care contexts, this means to administer an enema or insert a catheter-like instrument through the anus or urethra.
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สวนทวาร sǔan thawaan give an enema สวนทวาร details
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แพทย์สวนผู้ป่วยก่อนตรวจ phɛ̂ɛt sǔan phûu pùay kɔ̀ɔn trùat The doctor gave the patient an enema before the examination. แพทย์สวนผู้ป่วยก่อนตรวจ details
Learning notes
Explanation
สวน is most commonly learned as a place word: a planted area such as a garden, park, orchard, or plantation. You can put a crop name after it, as in สวนมะม่วง for a mango orchard or สวนยางพารา for a rubber plantation. For “public park,” สวนสาธารณะ is the clearest term. As a verb, สวน carries the idea of moving or responding against something coming the other way. It is used for vehicles passing in opposite directions and also for verbal pushback, especially in สวนกลับ. The medical meaning “to give an enema” is separate and mainly appears in healthcare contexts.
Usage
You will hear it when talking about gardens, parks, orchards, farms, home gardening, and tourist farms. As a verb, it appears in traffic descriptions, disagreements, and situations where someone talks back or pushes against what was said.
Caution
สวน by itself can mean “park,” but without context it may also mean a garden or plantation. As a verb, it can sound like talking back, so use care when describing responses to elders or superiors.
Differences from similar words
1 garden synonyms
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สวนสาธารณะ specifically means a public park. สวน can mean a park in context, but it can also mean a garden, orchard, or plantation.
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ไร่ usually refers to farmland or fields, especially larger crop-growing land. สวน is broader and can mean a garden, orchard, park, or planted enclosure.
2 pass in the opposite direction synonyms
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คัดค้าน is a more formal word for opposing or objecting. สวน is more conversational for answering back and also applies to physical movement in the opposite direction.