คาบ
kâapMeanings
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; at presentฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคาบkâapคาบkâap1class period; lesson period2[to] hold in the mouth3meal (Northern Thai)4interval; period (time, physics)ภาษาอังกฤษpaa-săa ang-grìtภาษาอังกฤษpaa-săa ang-grìt1the English language2English (school subject)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostคาบkâapคาบkâap1class period; lesson period2[to] hold in the mouth3meal (Northern Thai)4interval; period (time, physics)
Today I have one English class period.
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Tomorrow the first period starts at eight sharp; don’t be late.
He teaches two consecutive class periods; it’s very tiring.
ครูkruuขอเลื่อนkŏr lêuuanการสอบgaan sɔ̀ɔpไปbpaiคาบkâapสุดท้ายsùt táaiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiทุกคนtúk konมีmeeเวลาway-laaทบทวนtóp-tuuan
The teacher postponed the test to the last period to give everyone time to review.
2VerbB1
[to] hold in the mouth
To grip or carry something between the teeth or in the mouth.
Examples
สุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)คาบkâapคาบkâap1class period; lesson period2[to] hold in the mouth3meal (Northern Thai)4interval; period (time, physics)ลูกบอลlôok bonลูกบอลlôok bonball (for sports/games)วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseมาหาmaa hăaมาหาmaa hăa1[to] come see/visit [sb]2[to] come looking for [sth]ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
The dog carried the ball in its mouth and ran to me.
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แมวmɛɛoคาบปลาkâap-bplaaแห้งhɛ̂ɛngออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnใต้dtâaiโต๊ะdtóก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiใครkraiจะjàเห็นhěn
The cat gripped the dried fish in its mouth and hid under the table before anyone saw.
เด็กน้อยdèk nôiคาบkâapหลอดlòtดูดdòotไว้wáiแล้วláeoถือtĕuuaแก้วนมgâeo nomเดินไปdern bpaiนั่งnângบนbonโซฟาsoh-faa
The little child held the straw between their teeth and carried the milk cup to sit on the sofa.
นกกระสาnók grà-săaคาบkâapกิ่งไม้gìng máaiมาmaaปะติดปะต่อbpà-dtìt-bpà-dtòrทำรังtam rangบนbonยอดเสาyôt săoไฟfai
The stork carried twigs in its beak to piece together a nest on top of the utility pole.
3NounB1
meal (Northern Thai)
An occasion when someone eats food, such as breakfast or dinner. In Northern Thai, this word is also used to count meals.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)แค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondคาบkâapคาบkâap1class period; lesson period2[to] hold in the mouth3meal (Northern Thai)4interval; period (time, physics)
I only ate two meals today.
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แม่mâeทำแกงtam gaengหม้อmôrใหญ่yàiไว้wáiเมื่อเช้าmêuua cháoเลยloieมีmeeอาหารaa-hăanพอporสำหรับsăm-ràpอีกèekสองsŏngคาบkâap
Mom made a big pot of curry this morning, so there is enough food for two more meals.
คาบkâapนี้néeเราraoกินข้าวgin kâaoที่บ้านtêe bâanส่วนsùuanคาบkâapหน้าnâaจะjàไปbpaiกินกับgin gàpยายyaai
We're eating this meal at home, and we'll have the next one with Grandma.
ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeหมอแนะนำmŏr náe-namให้hâiกินginอาหารaa-hăanตรงเวลาdtrong way-laaยายyaaiก็gâwกินข้าวgin kâaoครบkrópสามsăamคาบkâapทุกวันtúk wanแม้máeบางครั้งbaang krángจะjàไม่ค่อยmâi kôiหิวhĭuก็ตามgôr dtaam
Since the doctor advised her to eat at regular times, Grandma has been eating all three meals every day, even when she does not feel very hungry.
4NounB2
interval; period (time, physics)
A span of time between two points or events; in physics, the time for one complete cycle (period).
Examples
นาฬิกาลูกตุ้มnaa-lí-gaa lôok dtûmนาฬิกาลูกตุ้มnaa-lí-gaa lôok dtûmpendulum clockเรือนreuuanเรือนreuuan1house; dwelling (traditional/wooden); hull/body (of sth)2classifier: houses; clocks; watches3body; figure (formal/lit.)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แกว่งgwàengแกว่งgwàeng1[to] swing; sway2[to] wave; brandish3[to] fluctuate; swingด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooคาบkâapคาบkâap1class period; lesson period2[to] hold in the mouth3meal (Northern Thai)4interval; period (time, physics)คงที่kong têeคงที่kong têeconstant; unchanging
This pendulum clock swings with a constant period.
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นักดาราศาสตร์nák daa-raa sàatคำนวณkam-nuuanคาบkâapการโคจรgaan koh-jonของkŏngดาวเคราะห์daao krórดวงduuangใหม่mài
Astronomers calculated the orbital period of the new planet.
สัญญาณsăn-yaanนี้néeมีmeeคาบkâapสั้นsânจึงjeungต้องdtôngใช้cháiเครื่องมือkrêuuang meuuที่têeวัดwátได้dâiละเอียดlá-ìiatมากmâak
This signal has a short period, so instruments with very fine measurements are required.
เมื่อmêuuaนำnamข้อมูลkôr moonหลายรอบlăai rôpมาหาmaa hăaค่าเฉลี่ยkâa chà-lìiaคาบkâapของkŏngการสั่นgaan sànจะjàเสถียรsà-tĭianขึ้นkêunและláeแม่นยำmâen yamกว่าgwàaเดิมderm
When averaging data over many cycles, the oscillation period becomes more stable and more accurate.