ขึ้นครู(kêun kroo)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] perform a teacher-honoring ceremony

To perform a traditional ceremony to pay respect to a teacher and officially become their student, especially in arts like Thai boxing or classical music.

Examples

นักมวยnák muuayนักมวยnák muuay1boxer; prizefighter2Muay Thai boxerคนใหม่kon màiคนใหม่kon mài1new person; newcomer; new member/hire2new romantic partner (colloquial)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ทำพิธีtam pí-teeทำพิธีtam pí-tee[to] conduct a ceremony; perform a ritualขึ้นครูkêun krooขึ้นครูkêun kroo1[to] perform a teacher-honoring ceremony2[to] have sex for the first timeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วันพฤหัสบดีwan préu-hàt-sà-bor-deeวันพฤหัสบดีwan préu-hàt-sà-bor-deeThursdayหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7face
The new boxer will perform the ceremony to pay respect to his teacher next Thursday.
2VerbC1

[to] have sex for the first time

A colloquial term for having sexual intercourse for the first time, especially a man's first time, often with a prostitute.

Examples

เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuan1friends (plural)2friends! (as address)ในกลุ่มnai glùmในกลุ่มnai glùmin a group; among a groupชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ล้อlóล้อló1wheel2[to] tease; mock; kid3rim; wheel rimเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเมื่อไหร่mêuua-ràiเมื่อไหร่mêuua-rài1when? (question word)2whenever; every time thatจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ขึ้นครูkêun krooขึ้นครูkêun kroo1[to] perform a teacher-honoring ceremony2[to] have sex for the first timeซะทีsá teeซะทีsá tee1finally; at last (colloquial)2impatient urging particle
His friends in the group often tease him about when he's finally going to have his first sexual experience.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearPart 1
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ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)Part 2
ขึ้นครูkêun krooขึ้นครูkêun kroo[to] perform a teacher-honoring ceremony