ข้ามฝั่ง(kâam fàng)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] cross to the other side
to cross to the other side, for example of a river, a street, or a border.
Examples
2VerbB2
[to] switch sides; defect
to leave one group, team, or side and join another.
Examples
มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoข่าวลือkàao leuuข่าวลือkàao leuurumor; hearsayว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangpoliticianคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ข้ามฝั่งkâam fàngข้ามฝั่งkâam fàng1[to] cross to the other side2[to] switch sides; defectไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainพรรคฝ่ายค้านpák fàai káanพรรคฝ่ายค้านpák fàai káanopposition party
There's a rumor that that politician will cross over to the opposition party.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ข้ามฟากkâam fâakข้ามฟากkâam fâak[to] cross to the opposite bank (often by ferry/boat)
[to] cross to the opposite bank (often by ferry/boat)
ย้ายข้างyáai-kâangย้ายข้างyáai-kâang[to] switch sides; [to] change allegiance
[to] switch sides; [to] change allegiance
ย้ายขั้วyáai kûuaย้ายขั้วyáai kûua[to] switch sides; [to] change factions
[to] switch sides; [to] change factions
Word Breakdown
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ข้ามฝั่งkâam fàngข้ามฝั่งkâam fàng[to] cross to the other side