ชายขอบ(chaai kòp)
Meanings
1NounB1
edge; margin; border
The outer edge or boundary area of something; the periphery.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2direct; straightforward; frank3[to] be straight; align4directly; straight (direction/path)5exact; matching; correspondingชายขอบchaai kòpชายขอบchaai kòp1edge; margin; border2marginal; on the fringesของป่าkŏng bpàaของป่าkŏng bpàa1forest products; wild produce2bushmeat; wild game
His house is at the edge of the forest.
2AdjectiveB2
marginal; on the fringes
Describing people, groups, or areas outside the mainstream or holding a weak/secondary position in society or a system.
Examples
ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)ชาวประมงchaao bprà-mongชาวประมงchaao bprà-mongfisher; fisherman/fisherwoman; fisherfolkเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)มองว่าmong wâaมองว่าmong wâa1[to] think/consider (that ...)2[to] regard/see [sb]/[sth] as ...อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainชายขอบchaai kòpชายขอบchaai kòp1edge; margin; border2marginal; on the fringesของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsสังคมsăng-komสังคมsăng-kom1society; community2social; societal3social circle; social world4social studies (subject)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเข้าถึงkâo tĕungเข้าถึงkâo tĕung1[to] access; obtain/use2[to] reach/engage (sb/sth)3[to] deeply understand; resonate with4[to] attain/realize (abstract/spiritual truth)บริการbor-rí-gaanบริการbor-rí-gaan1service2customer service; services sector3[to] serve; provide service toรัฐrátรัฐrát1state; government2the public sectorได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedน้อยnóiน้อยnói1few; little; small (amount/number)2less; to a lesser degree3young; junior (name/title use)4seldom; rarely
The small fishing community is seen as marginalized in society because they have limited access to public services.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
ชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male; man (person/animal)3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shorePart 1
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ชายขอบchaai kòpชายขอบchaai kòpedge; margin; border