ชาว(chaao)
Meanings
1NounA2
people (of); inhabitants; natives; folk
people belonging to a place, nation, region, or group (often as a modifier: ชาวไทยชาวไทยchaao tai1a Thai person2the Thai people = the Thai people; ชาวบ้านชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier) = villagers/folk).
2NounB1
resident; member of a group
a resident or member associated with a particular community, profession, or sphere (e.g., ชาวนาชาวนาchaao naarice farmer farmer; ชาวเน็ตชาวเน็ตchaao nét1netizen; internet user2the online community; netizens (collective) netizen).
Examples
พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsชาวนาchaao naaชาวนาchaao naarice farmerทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ทุ่งtûngทุ่งtûng1field; open country2rice field area; paddy fields3plain; prairieทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); daily
My father is a farmer; he works in the fields every day.
3AdjectiveB1
of; belonging to (as a modifier)
used attributively before nouns to denote affiliation, origin, or group identity (functions like an adjective).
Examples
ร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเมนูmay-nooเมนูmay-noo1menu (software interface)2menu (food/drink list)ถูกใจtòok jaiถูกใจtòok jai1to please; be to one’s liking2pleasing; likableชาวchaaoชาวchaao1people (of); inhabitants; natives; folk2resident; member of a group3of; belonging to (as a modifier)มังสวิรัติmang-sà-wì-rátมังสวิรัติmang-sà-wì-rát1vegetarian2vegetarian personหลายอย่างlăai yàangหลายอย่างlăai yàangmany things; various things
This restaurant has many dishes that please vegetarians.