คาบ

kâap

Meanings

1NounA2

class period; lesson period

A fixed block of time for a class or lesson.

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคาบkâapคาบkâap1[to] hold in the mouth2class period; lesson period3interval; period (time, physics)4border; boundary (literary)ภาษาอังกฤษpaa-săa ang-grìtภาษาอังกฤษpaa-săa ang-grìt1the English language2English (school subject)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)คาบkâapคาบkâap1[to] hold in the mouth2class period; lesson period3interval; period (time, physics)4border; boundary (literary)
Today I have one English class period.
2NounB1

[to] hold in the mouth

To grip or carry something between the teeth or in the mouth.

Examples

สุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)คาบลูกkâap lôokคาบลูกkâap lôokat a critical junctureบอลbonบอลbon1ball (object)2football; soccer3billiards; pool (informal)4gambling on footballวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; course4[to] chase; pursueมาหาmaa hăaมาหาmaa hăa1arrive and approach speaker2[to] come for [sth]; come to get/deal with [sth]3[to] come see/visit [sb]ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)
The dog carried the ball in its mouth and ran to me.
3NounB2

interval; period (time, physics)

A span of time between two points or events; in physics, the time for one complete cycle (period).

Examples

นาฬิกาลูกตุ้มเรือนnaa-lí-gaa lôok dtûm reuanนาฬิกาลูกตุ้มเรือนnaa-lí-gaa lôok dtûm reuanpendulum clockนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แกว่งgwàengแกว่งgwàeng1[to] swing; sway2[to] wave; brandishด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toคาบkâapคาบkâap1[to] hold in the mouth2class period; lesson period3interval; period (time, physics)4border; boundary (literary)คงที่kong têeคงที่kong têe1constant; unchanging2steady; stable
This pendulum clock swings with a constant period.
4NounC1

border; boundary (literary)

A boundary or dividing line between two areas (e.g., land and sea), seen in words like คาบสมุทรคาบสมุทรkâap sà-mùtpeninsula ‘peninsula’.

Examples

หมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityตั้งอยู่dtâng yòoตั้งอยู่dtâng yòo1[to] be located; be situated; stand2[to] be based on; rest upon (figurative)ตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2direct; straightforward; frank3[to] be straight; align4directly; straight (direction/path)5exact; matching; correspondingคาบระหว่างkâap rá-wàangคาบระหว่างkâap rá-wàang1interval; intervening period2in the interval between; during the gap betweenภูเขาpoo kăoภูเขาpoo kăo1mountain2range; mountain rangeกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ทะเลtá-layทะเลtá-lay1sea2seaside; the beachทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]วิวwiuวิวwiu1view; scenery2view (online count)สวยมากsŭuai mâakสวยมากsŭuai mâakvery beautiful; gorgeous
The village is located at the boundary between the mountains and the sea, making for a beautiful view.