คราส(krâat)
Meanings
1NounB2
eclipse
an event when one celestial body moves into the shadow of another and its light is partly or fully blocked, e.g., solar eclipse, lunar eclipse
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayจะมีjà meeจะมีjà meethere will be; [to] have (in the future)คราสkrâatคราสkrâat1eclipse2[to] eclipse (occur)ให้ดูhâi dooให้ดูhâi doo[to] show [sb] [sth]จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)จังหวัดjang-wàtจังหวัดjang-wàt1provincial; upcountry (attrib., often before nouns)2province
Tomorrow there will be an eclipse visible from many provinces.
2VerbC1
[to] eclipse (occur)
to undergo an eclipse; used as a verb in formal or academic contexts, e.g., There will be two total eclipses this year.
Examples
ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearดวงจันทร์duuang janดวงจันทร์duuang janthe Moonจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)คราสkrâatคราสkrâat1eclipse2[to] eclipse (occur)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instance3turn (one’s turn to do something)นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)เตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam1[to] prepare [sb/sth] for [sth]2[to] be prepared; be ready3[to] prepare; get readyกล้องglâwngกล้องglâwng1camera2optical instrument (e.g., telescope, microscope, binoculars)3lens assemblyดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeท้องฟ้าtóng fáaท้องฟ้าtóng fáasky; heavensไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserve
This year the moon will undergo an eclipse twice, so students are preparing their sky-watching equipment.