จันทร์(jan)
Meanings
1NounA1
Monday
The day of the week Monday.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)วันจันทร์wan janวันจันทร์wan janMonday
I have class every Monday.
2NounA2
the Moon
The Moon, Earth’s natural satellite; often poetic or literary.
Examples
คืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonightจันทร์janจันทร์jan1Monday2lunar; of Monday3the Moonสว่างsà-wàangสว่างsà-wàang1[to] become bright; be illuminated2clear; evident (figurative)3bright; well-litมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
Tonight the Moon is very bright.
3AdjectiveB1
lunar; of Monday
Relating to the Moon or to Monday; used mainly in compounds or set phrases (literary/formal).
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiThai literatureมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)จันทร์janจันทร์jan1Monday2lunar; of Monday3the Moonแทนtaenแทนtaen1[to] replace; substitute for2instead; rather3in place of; on behalf ofพระจันทร์prá janพระจันทร์prá janthe Moonเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofสื่อถึงsùue tĕungสื่อถึงsùue tĕung1[to] convey; communicate; express2[to] signify; denote; connote; refer toความงามkwaam ngaamความงามkwaam ngaam1beauty; attractiveness2aesthetic beauty; elegance3beauty care/industryของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsท้องฟ้าtóng fáaท้องฟ้าtóng fáasky; heavensยามค่ำคืนyaam kâm keunยามค่ำคืนyaam kâm keun1nighttime; the night2at night; during the night
In Thai literature, the word 'จันทร์' is often used to refer to the moon to express the beauty of the night sky.