ชรา(chá-raa)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
elderly (formal)
old in age; elderly (formal or written style)
Examples
ท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)ชายชราchaai chá-raaชายชราchaai chá-raaelderly man; old manต้องการdtông gaanต้องการdtông gaan1[to] want; desire2[to] need; require3[to] seek; requestที่นั่งtêe nângที่นั่งtêe nâng1seat; place to sit2allocated seat; seating position3seat (classifier)ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to; approachประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals
The elderly gentleman needs a seat near the door.
2NounB2
old age (formal)
the state or condition of being old; senescence (formal or medical context)
Examples
แพทย์pâetแพทย์pâet1medical (attrib.; in compounds)2doctor; physicianอธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai1[to] interpret; expound2[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeชราchá-raaชราchá-raa1elderly (formal)2old age (formal)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsกระบวนการgrà-buan-gaanกระบวนการgrà-buan-gaan1process; procedure2method; methodology (formal)ตามธรรมชาติdtaam tam-má-châatตามธรรมชาติdtaam tam-má-châat1naturally; by nature2natural; not artificialที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเซลล์sénเซลล์sén1cell (biology)2cell (electrical)3cell (electrical; battery cell)เสื่อมลงsèuam longเสื่อมลงsèuam long[to] deteriorate; [to] declineอย่างค่อยเป็นค่อยไปyàang kôi bpen kôi bpaiอย่างค่อยเป็นค่อยไปyàang kôi bpen kôi bpaigradually; step by step
The doctor explained that senescence is a natural process in which cells gradually deteriorate.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
แก่ชราgàe chá-raaแก่ชราgàe chá-raaaged; elderly
aged; elderly
สูงวัยsŏong waiสูงวัยsŏong waielderly; advanced in age
elderly; advanced in age
แก่gàeแก่gàe1old (age)2to; toward (recipient/affected party)3ripe; mature (food/drink) [often overripe]4for; with regard to5dark (color); strong (drink)
- old (age)
- to; toward (recipient/affected party)
- ripe; mature (food/drink) [often overripe]
- for; with regard to
- dark (color); strong (drink)
สูงอายุsŏong aa-yúสูงอายุsŏong aa-yú1elderly; of advanced age2elderly person; senior
- elderly; of advanced age
- elderly person; senior
แก่เฒ่าgàe tâoแก่เฒ่าgàe tâo1old; elderly; aged2to get old; to age
- old; elderly; aged
- to get old; to age