คณะ(ká-ná)
Meanings
1NounA2
group; party; troupe; delegation
A group of people organized for a purpose, such as a traveling party, performing troupe, or delegation.
Examples
คณะká-náคณะká-ná1group; party; troupe; delegation2faculty (university division)3classifier: groups/delegations/troupes4committee; board (as a body)นักแสดงnák sà-daengนักแสดงnák sà-daengactor; performer (gender-neutral)เดินทางdern taangเดินทางdern taang1[to] travel; make a journey2travel; a journey (act of traveling) [formal/literary as noun]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàt1provincial; out-of-town2upcountry; outside the capitalเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofแสดงsà-daengแสดงsà-daeng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] present; exhibitคืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonight
The performing troupe is traveling upcountry to perform tonight.
2NounB1
faculty (university division)
A major academic division within a university comprising related departments (e.g., คณะวิศวกรรมศาสตร์คณะวิศวกรรมศาสตร์ká-ná wít-sà-wá-gam-sàatFaculty of Engineering (university)).
Examples
ปีหน้าbpee nâaปีหน้าbpee nâanext yearเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)สมัครsà-màkสมัครsà-màk1[to] apply (for)2[to] enroll; sign up; register3[to] subscribe4volunteer; voluntaryเข้าศึกษาkâo sèuk-săaเข้าศึกษาkâo sèuk-săa[to] enroll (in a school); [to] be admitted to studyที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotคณะวิศวกรรมศาสตร์ká-ná wít-sà-wá-gam-sàatคณะวิศวกรรมศาสตร์ká-ná wít-sà-wá-gam-sàatFaculty of Engineering (university)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsมหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่má-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-lai chiiang màiมหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่má-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-lai chiiang màiChiang Mai University (CMU)
Next year he will apply to study at the Faculty of Engineering at Chiang Mai University.
3NounB1
committee; board (as a body)
An organized body of people with authority to deliberate or manage specific matters.
Examples
คณะká-náคณะká-ná1group; party; troupe; delegation2faculty (university division)3classifier: groups/delegations/troupes4committee; board (as a body)บริหารbò-rí-hăanบริหารbò-rí-hăan1[to] manage; administer; run2[to] govern; oversee3administration; management4[to] exercise (one's body)ประชุมbprà-chumประชุมbprà-chum1meeting; conference2[to] meet; hold a meeting3assembly; councilเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2[to] come out; appear; be issued3[to] produce; emit; put out4[to] pay; spend; disburse5[to] issue; publish6out; outward7resulting; turn out8[to] quit; resign9[in sports] out of boundsระเบียบrá-bìiapระเบียบrá-bìiap1regulation; administrative rule2order; orderliness3discipline4procedure; protocolใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1country; state (literary/archaic)2region; realm (historical)3city; town; urban area
The administrative committee met to issue new regulations for the city.
4ClassifierB1
classifier: groups/delegations/troupes
A classifier for groups acting together (e.g., คณะนักท่องเที่ยวหนึ่งคณะ).
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคณะká-náคณะká-ná1group; party; troupe; delegation2faculty (university division)3classifier: groups/delegations/troupes4committee; board (as a body)นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondคณะká-náคณะká-ná1group; party; troupe; delegation2faculty (university division)3classifier: groups/delegations/troupes4committee; board (as a body)มาเยี่ยมmaa yîiamมาเยี่ยมmaa yîiam[to] come visit [sb]พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panmuseum
Today two groups of students came to visit the museum.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
คณะวิชาká-ná wí-chaaคณะวิชาká-ná wí-chaafaculty (university)
faculty (university)
คณะฯká-náคณะฯká-ná1faculty (university division; abbr. form)2group; body; delegation (abbr. form)
- faculty (university division; abbr. form)
- group; body; delegation (abbr. form)
หมู่คณะmòo ká-náหมู่คณะmòo ká-ná1group; party; delegation2entourage; retinue
- group; party; delegation
- entourage; retinue
หมู่mòoหมู่mòo1group; cluster2classifier (groups; sets; swarms; clusters)3bound morpheme (หมู่-)4Moo (village unit; address)5category; class
- group; cluster
- classifier (groups; sets; swarms; clusters)
- bound morpheme (หมู่-)
- Moo (village unit; address)
- category; class
ทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unit
- team; group
- squad; staff unit