ชราภาพ(chá-raa-pâap)
Meanings
1NounB2
old age; advanced age
the state or condition of being old; advanced age, often with declining physical capacity; old age.
Examples
คุณย่าkun yâaคุณย่าkun yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâaphealthยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)แข็งแรงkăeng raengแข็งแรงkăeng raeng1healthy; fit2strong; robustดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bileแม้máeแม้máe1even2even; even if; althoughจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)อยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]วัยwaiวัยwai1age; stage of life2age group; generationชราภาพchá-raa-pâapชราภาพchá-raa-pâap1old age; advanced age2elderly; geriatric (attrib.)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
My grandmother is still in good health even though she has reached old age.
2AdjectiveC1
elderly; geriatric (attrib.)
relating to old age or the elderly; used attributively, as in old-age benefits or geriatric care.
Examples
ผู้สูงอายุpôo sŏong aa-yúผู้สูงอายุpôo sŏong aa-yú1elderly person; senior citizen2the elderly (as a group)จะได้jà dâaiจะได้jà dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)รับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] take; catch (transport)7[to] host; welcome8[to] withstand; bearเบี้ยยังชีพbîia yang chêepเบี้ยยังชีพbîia yang chêepsubsistence allowance; living allowanceชราภาพchá-raa-pâapชราภาพchá-raa-pâap1old age; advanced age2elderly; geriatric (attrib.)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2the government; public sectorทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)เดือนdeuuanเดือนdeuuan1the Moon; moon2month
The elderly receive a monthly old-age allowance from the government.
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Word Breakdown
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ชราภาพchá-raa-pâapชราภาพchá-raa-pâapold age; advanced age