ความยากจน(kwaam yâak jon)

Meanings

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poverty

the condition of lacking sufficient income or resources to meet basic needs (e.g., food, housing, healthcare, education); may be defined in absolute or relative terms

Examples

ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsเผชิญกับphà-chern gàpเผชิญกับphà-chern gàp[to] face; be confronted with; encounterความยากจนkwaam yâak jonความยากจนkwaam yâak jonpovertyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal yearแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
His family has faced poverty for many years.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ความยากkwaam yâakความยากkwaam yâakdifficulty; difficulty levelPart 1
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จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofPart 2
ความยากจนkwaam yâak jonความยากจนkwaam yâak jonpoverty