นาวา(naa-waa)
Meanings
1NounC1
ship; vessel (literary/formal)
a ship or large boat; literary or formal term.
Examples
พวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our sideเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asนาวาnaa-waaนาวาnaa-waa1ship; vessel (literary/formal)2naval; maritime (prefix in compounds)ขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat yàiขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat yài1large; big; large-scale2large size (option)ลำlamลำlam1classifier: beams/rays of light; laser2shaft; trunk; stalk; hull/body (of boat or instrument)3beam; ray (of light)4channel; pipeline (figurative/technical)5classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instrumentsหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofแล่นlâenแล่นlâen1[to] sail; move swiftly (through water/air)2[to] run; operate (engine/vehicle); sail3[to] speed off; dashออกจากท่าòk jàak tâaออกจากท่าòk jàak tâa[to] depart from a port (ship)เรือreuuaเรือreuua1boat; ship; vessel2classifier for boats/shipsไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)
We saw a large ship sailing out of the harbor.
2AdjectiveC1
naval; maritime (prefix in compounds)
relating to ships or the navy; chiefly used as a bound form in compounds (e.g., นาวาเอกนาวาเอกnaa-waa èkcaptain (Royal Thai Navy), นาวาโทนาวาโทnaa-waa tohCommander (navy)).
Examples
คุณพ่อkun pâwคุณพ่อkun pâw1father; Dad (polite)2Father (Catholic priest)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsทหารยศนาวาโทtá-hăan yót naa-waa tohทหารยศนาวาโทtá-hăan yót naa-waa toha naval officer of rank นาวาโท (Commander)
My friend's father is a soldier with the rank of Commander (in the navy).
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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นาวาnaa-waaนาวาnaa-waaship; vessel (literary/formal)