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)6okay; sure; agreedชัยchaiชัยchai1victory; 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.
2Proper nounB2

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)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เยี่ยมบ้านyîiam bâanเยี่ยมบ้านyîiam bâan[to] make a home visitนักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupil
Tomorrow Chai will take the teacher to visit a student's home.

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