กองพัน(gong pan)
Meanings
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battalion (military unit)
a military unit typically consisting of several companies (or batteries/squadrons), usually commanded by a lieutenant colonel
Examples
ผู้พันpôo panผู้พันpôo pancolonel (form of address)รับหน้าที่ráp nâa têeรับหน้าที่ráp nâa têe[to] take on [a duty/role]; [to] assume [responsibility]เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsผู้บังคับกองpôo bang-káp gongผู้บังคับกองpôo bang-káp gongdivision chief; head of a divisionพันpanพันpan1thousand (1,000)2thousand (modifier)3[to] wrap; wind; coil; bandage4[to] tie; bind; fasten5kin; relations; lineage (formal)6[to be] involved; entangled; implicatedที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกองร้อยgong róiกองร้อยgong róicompany (military unit)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)กองgongกองgong1to pile (up); heap; stack2pile; heap; stack3division; department; regiment4classifier: piles; heaps; groups; military units; filmsอยู่ภายใต้yòo paai dtâiอยู่ภายใต้yòo paai dtâi[to] be under [sth]; [to] be subject to [sth]การบังคับบัญชาgaan bang-káp ban-chaaการบังคับบัญชาgaan bang-káp ban-chaa1command; exercise of authority2command authority; power to direct others
The lieutenant colonel commands a battalion that has several companies under its command.
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battalion (classifier)
classifier for battalions in military contexts
Examples
กองทัพgong tápกองทัพgong táp1army; military2a large group; hostส่งทหารsòng tá-hăanส่งทหารsòng tá-hăan1[to] send troops [to somewhere] for non-combat duties2[to] send troops [to somewhere] for operationsมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerสามsăamสามsăam1three (3)2third (ordinal)กองพันgong panกองพันgong pan1battalion (military unit)2battalion (classifier)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]ภารกิจบรรเทาpaa-rá-gìt ban-taoภารกิจบรรเทาpaa-rá-gìt ban-taorelief missionภัยพิบัติpai pí-bàtภัยพิบัติpai pí-bàt1disaster; catastrophe2natural disaster
The army sent three battalions to assist with the disaster relief mission.
Word Breakdown
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กองพันgong panกองพันgong panbattalion (military unit)