ชีวะ(chee-wá)

Meanings

1NounB1

biology (informal abbr.)

Informal abbreviation of ชีววิทยาชีววิทยาchee-wá-wít-thá-yaabiology ‘biology’, the study of living organisms and life processes.

Examples

พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสอบsòpสอบsòp1exam; test (informal/short form)2[to] test; examine (ability)3[to] take an exam; sit a testชีวะchee-wáชีวะchee-wá1biology (informal abbr.)2life; vitality (literary)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesเซลล์sénเซลล์sén1cell (biology)2cell (electrical)3cell (electrical; battery cell)พื้นฐานpĕun tăanพื้นฐานpĕun tăan1basic; fundamental2foundation; basis3background (knowledge/education)4elementary; introductory (level)
Tomorrow there's a bio exam on basic cells.
2NounB2

life; vitality (literary)

Life or vitality; the state of being alive (literary/formal, often in compounds).

Examples

แพทย์pâetแพทย์pâet1medical (attrib.; in compounds)2doctor; physicianพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptยื้อyéuยื้อyéu1[to] tug; pull back and forth; wrest [sth]2[to] stall; drag out; buy time3[to] fend off; keep going; keep alive (fig.)ชีวะchee-wáชีวะchee-wá1biology (informal abbr.)2life; vitality (literary)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนไข้kon kâiคนไข้kon kâipatient (medical)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveอย่างสุดความสามารถyàang sùt kwaam săa-mâatอย่างสุดความสามารถyàang sùt kwaam săa-mâatto the best of one's ability
The doctors tried their best to prolong the patient's life.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ชีcheeชีchee1maechi; Buddhist nun (Thailand)2Catholic/Christian nun (colloquial)3urine; pee (colloquial)Part 1
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วะwáวะwá1particle: adds force to a statement (very informal, rough)2particle (question; very informal, rough): used at sentence end to add bluntness/attitudePart 2
ชีวะchee-wáชีวะchee-wábiology (informal abbr.)