ต่างถิ่น(dtàang tìn)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

nonlocal; from another area

from or belonging to a different locality or region; not native to the area; out-of-town

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleต่างถิ่นdtàang tìnต่างถิ่นdtàang tìn1nonlocal; from another area2another locality; out-of-town place3out of town; elsewhere (regionally)
He is a person from out of town.
2NounB2

another locality; out-of-town place

a different locality or region that is not one’s home area; somewhere out of town

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanไปทำงานbpai tam ngaan[to] go to workอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainต่างถิ่นdtàang tìnต่างถิ่นdtàang tìn1nonlocal; from another area2another locality; out-of-town place3out of town; elsewhere (regionally)คนเดียวkon diiaoคนเดียวkon diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; sole
He has to go work in another region alone.
3AdverbB2

out of town; elsewhere (regionally)

away from one’s home area; out of town; in another locality (used adverbially after verbs)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanไปทำงานbpai tam ngaan[to] go to workต่างถิ่นdtàang tìnต่างถิ่นdtàang tìn1nonlocal; from another area2another locality; out-of-town place3out of town; elsewhere (regionally)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาเงินhăa ngernหาเงินhăa ngern[to] earn money; [to] make moneyส่งให้sòng hâiส่งให้sòng hâi[to] send [sth] to [sb]; [to] pass [sth] to [sb]ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)
He has to go work out of town to earn money to send to his family.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3foreign; from another place4each; respectively5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forPart 1
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ถิ่นtìnถิ่นtìn1habitat; natural range2native place; homeland3region; localityPart 2
ต่างถิ่นdtàang tìnต่างถิ่นdtàang tìnnonlocal; from another area