บูรพา(boo-rá-paa)
Meanings
1NounC1
the east (formal)
(formal, literary) The east; the eastern direction.
Examples
กองทัพgong tápกองทัพgong táp1army; military2a large group; hostเคลื่อนพลklêuuan ponเคลื่อนพลklêuuan pon1[to] move/deploy troops2troop movement; deployment (of forces)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathทิศบูรพาtít boo-rá-paaทิศบูรพาtít boo-rá-paaeast (formal)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofตั้งรับdtâng rápตั้งรับdtâng ráp[to] be on the defensive; [to] brace for [sth]ข้าศึกkâa sèukข้าศึกkâa sèukenemy; foe (military)
The army moved towards the east to set up defenses against the enemy.
2AdjectiveC1
eastern (formal)
(formal, literary) Eastern; of, from, or characteristic of the east.
Examples
จังหวัดjang-wàtจังหวัดjang-wàt1provincial; upcountry (attrib., often before nouns)2provinceชายฝั่งทะเลchaai fàng tá-layชายฝั่งทะเลchaai fàng tá-laycoast; seashoreบูรพาboo-rá-paaบูรพาboo-rá-paa1the east (formal)2eastern (formal)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsแหล่งท่องเที่ยวlàeng tông tîiaoแหล่งท่องเที่ยวlàeng tông tîiaotourist attraction/destinationที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotได้รับความนิยมdâai ráp kwaam ní-yomได้รับความนิยมdâai ráp kwaam ní-yom[to] be popularอย่างมากyàang mâakอย่างมากyàang mâak1very; extremely; greatly2at most; no more than
The provinces on the eastern coast are very popular tourist destinations.