บาล
baan
Meanings
1NounC1
suffix: protector; governor; caretaker
A suffix from Pali/Sanskrit meaning 'to protect, govern, or care for.' It forms nouns for people or institutions that guard, care for, or administer (e.g., พยาบาลพยาบาลpá-yaa-baan1nurse2[to] nurse; [to] care for, อนุบาลอนุบาลà-nú-baan1kindergarten; preschool2nursery; rearing (young)3kindergarten-level, เทศบาลเทศบาลtâyt-sà-baan1municipality; municipal government2municipal office3municipal, รัฐบาลรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2the government; public sector). Rarely used alone.
Examples
พี่ชายpêe chaaiพี่ชายpêe chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเทศบาลtâyt-sà-baanเทศบาลtâyt-sà-baan1municipality; municipal government2municipal office3municipalมีหน้าที่mee nâa têeมีหน้าที่mee nâa têe1[to] have the duty/obligation (to do [sth]); be responsible for [sth]2[to] serve the function/role of [sth]ดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; serviceความสะอาดkwaam sà-àatความสะอาดkwaam sà-àatcleanliness; state/degree of being cleanในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)เขตkètเขตkèt1district (administrative)2area; zone3boundary; limit4jurisdiction
My older brother works at the municipality, with the duty of taking care of the district's cleanliness.