ปฏิญาณตน(bpà-dtì-yaan dton)

Meanings

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[to] pledge oneself; [to] take an oath

to make a serious promise or vow to do something or to be loyal, often in a formal ceremony.

Examples

ทหารใหม่tá-hăan màiทหารใหม่tá-hăan màinew soldier; recruitทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)นายnaaiนายnaai1Mr. (male title)2boss; employer; superior3chief; leader; master4you (to male subordinate; archaic/formulaic/royal)กล่าวglàaoกล่าวglàao1[to] say; state; mention (formal)2[to] accuse; charge (in compounds)3aforementioned (as ที่กล่าวมา/ดังกล่าว)คำkamคำkam1word; term2speech; saying; utterance3classifier for words/utterancesปฏิญาณตนbpà-dtì-yaan dtonปฏิญาณตนbpà-dtì-yaan dton[to] pledge oneself; [to] take an oathว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ปกป้องbpòk bpôngปกป้องbpòk bpông[to] protect; defendประเทศชาติbprà-têht châatประเทศชาติbprà-têht châatthe nation; the country; the state
All new soldiers take an oath that they will protect the nation.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ปฏิญาณbpà-dtì-yaanปฏิญาณbpà-dtì-yaan1oath; vow; pledge2[to] vow; pledge; swearPart 1
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ตนdtonตนdton1self (as a concept)2classifier: person/being (formal)3self; oneselfPart 2
ปฏิญาณตนbpà-dtì-yaan dtonปฏิญาณตนbpà-dtì-yaan dton[to] pledge oneself; [to] take an oath