คาราวาน
kaa-raa-waan
Meanings
1NounA2
convoy; caravan of vehicles
An organized group or line of vehicles moving together for a purpose, such as travel, protest, or safety.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคาราวานkaa-raa-waanคาราวานkaa-raa-waan1caravan (traveling group)2convoy; caravan of vehicles3Caravan (music band)รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesท่องเที่ยวtông tîaoท่องเที่ยวtông tîao1[to] travel for leisure; go sightseeing2tourism (activity/industry)วิ่งผ่านwîng pàanวิ่งผ่านwîng pàan[to] run past; [to] run through (a place)หน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2public-facing front; facade (figurative)
Today a caravan of travel vehicles drove past my house.
2NounB1
caravan (traveling group)
A group of people, pack animals, or vehicles traveling together, especially for trade or long journeys.
Examples
คาราวานkaa-raa-waanคาราวานkaa-raa-waan1caravan (traveling group)2convoy; caravan of vehicles3Caravan (music band)พ่อค้าpô káaพ่อค้าpô káamale merchant; trader; shopkeeper; vendorเดินลัดdern látเดินลัดdern lát1[to] take a shortcut on foot2[to] cut through (a place) on footทะเลทรายtá-lay saaiทะเลทรายtá-lay saaidesert (arid region)ไปยังbpai yangไปยังbpai yangto; toward (destination/extent)เมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1country; state (literary/archaic)2region; realm (historical)3city; town; urban areaถัดไปtàt bpaiถัดไปtàt bpai1next; following (position/order)2next; afterward; subsequently (time/step)
A caravan of traders crossed the desert to the next city.
3Proper nounB2
Caravan (music band)
Name of a well-known Thai folk/for-life music band; used as a proper noun.
Examples
พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เพลงplayngเพลงplayng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคาราวานkaa-raa-waanคาราวานkaa-raa-waan1caravan (traveling group)2convoy; caravan of vehicles3Caravan (music band)ตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodขับรถkàp rótขับรถkàp rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)ทางไกลtaang glaiทางไกลtaang glai1long-distance; long-range; distance-2remotely; over a long distance
Dad likes to listen to Caravan's songs when driving long distances.
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คาราวานkaa-raa-waanคาราวานkaa-raa-waanconvoy; caravan of vehicles