นายทุน(naai tun)
Meanings
1NounB2
capitalist; investor; financier; backer
A person or entity that supplies capital or funds for a business, project, or enterprise; a financial backer.
Examples
โปรเจกต์bproh-jèkโปรเจกต์bproh-jèk1project (work/assignment)2project (informal endeavor/side project)หนังnăngหนังnăng1leather2movie; film3thin sheet; membrane (informal)4skin; hideเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ต้องการdtông gaanต้องการdtông gaan1[to] want; desire2[to] need; require3[to] seek; requestนายทุนnaai tunนายทุนnaai tun1capitalist; investor; financier; backer2patron; powerful backer (often in politics/local affairs)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nŭnสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nŭn1[to] support; back; endorse2[to] sponsor; fund3[to] advocate; promoteด้านdâanด้านdâan1side; face (surface)2field; area; aspect3toward; on the side of4classifier: sides/faces/aspects5calloused; hardened; matteเงินทุนngern tunเงินทุนngern tun1capital; funds2funding; financing3endowment; fund
This film project needs a financial backer to provide funding.
2NounB2
patron; powerful backer (often in politics/local affairs)
A person who provides financial support or influence behind activities (e.g., political campaigns, local enterprises), often operating behind the scenes.
Examples
มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoข่าวลือkàao leuuข่าวลือkàao leuurumor; hearsayว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangpoliticianคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoนายทุนnaai tunนายทุนnaai tun1capitalist; investor; financier; backer2patron; powerful backer (often in politics/local affairs)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)อยู่เบื้องหลังyòo bêuuang lăngอยู่เบื้องหลังyòo bêuuang lăng[to] be behind [sth]; work behind the scenes
There's a rumor that that politician has a major financial backer behind the scenes.
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นายทุนnaai tunนายทุนnaai tuncapitalist; investor; financier; backer