กระบัง(grà-bang)
Meanings
1NounB2
visor; shield; guard
A projecting part used for shielding or protecting, such as the visor of a cap or helmet, or the hand guard of a sword.
Examples
หมวกกันน็อกmùuak gan nókหมวกกันน็อกmùuak gan nók1motorcycle helmet2protective helmet (colloquial, generic use)ใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3license; permit; certificate4classifier (flat/thin items)5blade6petal; sepalนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกระบังหน้าgrà-bang nâaกระบังหน้าgrà-bang nâa1visor; face shield; cap peak2traditional forehead ornamentใสsăiใสsăi1clear; transparent2bright; radiant (appearance)3pure; innocent (character)4clear; ringing (sound)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]ป้องกันbpông ganป้องกันbpông gan1[to] protect; guard2[to] prevent; avert; ward off3preventive; protectiveลมlomลมlom1wind2breeze; draft3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)5gas; flatulenceพัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2[to] be blown/waft3fan (device)4classifier: fansเข้าตาkâo dtaaเข้าตาkâo dtaa1[to] get into the eye2[to] catch the eye; be noticeable3[to] impress; meet the markตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodขับkàpขับkàp1[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)2[to] expel; drive out; repel3[to] sing; chant (traditional)4[to] excrete; secrete; emitมอเตอร์ไซค์mo-dter-sáiมอเตอร์ไซค์mo-dter-sái1classifier: คัน2motorcycle; motorbike
This helmet has a clear visor to help protect your eyes from the wind while riding a motorcycle.
2NounB2
puffed front hairstyle
A hairstyle in which the front hair is combed or raised up high above the forehead, like a pompadour or bouffant.
Examples
คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ทำผมtam pŏmทำผมtam pŏm1[to] do/style [sb]'s hair2[to] get/have one’s hair done3[to] do one’s hairทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5[royal] honorific prefix; royal auxiliaryตีdteeตีdtee1[to] swat; smack (insects/objects)2[to] forge; hammer (metal)3[to] print; stamp; imprint4[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)5[to] interpret; construe; take as6[to] chase away; drive off7o'clock (ตี + number, night hours)8[to] hit; strike; beat9[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)กระบังgrà-bangกระบังgrà-bang1visor; shield; guard2puffed front hairstyleสูงๆsŏong sŏongสูงๆsŏong sŏong1quite/very high (reduplicated)2up high; at a high pitch/levelเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)งานแต่งงานngaan dtàeng ngaanงานแต่งงานngaan dtàeng ngaanwedding; marriage ceremony
Grandma likes to wear her hair in a high bouffant when going to weddings.
Word Breakdown
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กระบังgrà-bangกระบังgrà-bangvisor; shield; guard