ชัย
chai
Meanings
1NounB1
victory; triumph
success in winning or defeating an opponent; often used in compounds such as ชัยชนะชัยชนะchai-chá-návictory; triumph; win (“victory”) and in given names.
Examples
ทีมเราteem raoทีมเราteem raoour teamได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ชัยchaiชัยchai1victory; triumph2Chai (male given name)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)นัดnátนัดnát1appointment; meeting2[to] make an appointment; arrange to meet3round; match (sports)4classifier: round; match; appointment5bullet (round of ammunition)สำคัญsăm-kanสำคัญsăm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last night
Our team won a victory in the crucial match last night.
2NounB2
Chai (male given name)
a common Thai male given name; also appears as a short form in personal names.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayชัยchaiชัยchai1victory; triumph2Chai (male given name)จะพาjà paaจะพาjà paawill take [sb]; will bring [sb]คุณครูkun kruuคุณครูkun kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Mr./Ms. + Teacher (form of address)ไปเยี่ยมbpai yîiamไปเยี่ยมbpai yîiam1[to] visit [sb] (showing care)2[to] pay a visit (formal/polite)3[to] visit [a place] (inspect/attend)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupil
Tomorrow Chai will take the teacher to visit a student's home.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ไชยchaiไชยchai1victory (literary/formal)2proper name element
- victory (literary/formal)
- proper name element
ชัยชนะchai-chá-náชัยชนะchai-chá-návictory; triumph; win
victory; triumph; win
วิชัยwí-chaiวิชัยwí-chai1victory; triumph (literary)2male given name (Thai)
- victory; triumph (literary)
- male given name (Thai)