ประกวด(bprà-gùuat)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] compete (in a contest); [to] enter a contest

To participate or compete in a judged contest or competition.

2NounB1

[to] hold; organize a contest

to arrange and conduct a judged competition where participants are evaluated and ranked

Examples

โรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ประกวดbprà-gùuatประกวดbprà-gùuat1[to] hold/organize a contest2[to] hold; organize a contest3[to] compete (in a contest); [to] enter a contestร้องเพลงróng playngร้องเพลงróng playng[to] sing (a song)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคณะกรรมการká-ná gam-má-gaanคณะกรรมการká-ná gam-má-gaancommittee; boardตัดสินdtàt-sĭnตัดสินdtàt-sĭn1[to] decide; make a decision2[to] judge; adjudicateคะแนนká-naenคะแนนká-naen1score; point(s)2vote (counted choice)3rating; grade; mark4credit (academic points)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ประกาศbprà-gàatประกาศbprà-gàat1[to] announce; declare2announcement; notice3proclamation; decree4[to] proclaim; promulgate (form.)ที่หนึ่งtêe nèungที่หนึ่งtêe nèung1first place; top rank2first; number one (ordinal)3extremely; very (postposed, colloquial)ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6even if; even thoughที่สามtêe săamที่สามtêe săam1third; 3rd (in order)2the third (one); third place
The school will hold a singing contest with judges scoring and announcing first through third place.
3VerbB2

[to] hold/organize a contest

to arrange and conduct a competition where participants are judged

Examples

เทศบาลtâyt-sà-baanเทศบาลtâyt-sà-baan1municipality; municipal government2municipal office3municipalจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ประกวดbprà-gùuatประกวดbprà-gùuat1[to] hold/organize a contest2[to] hold; organize a contest3[to] compete (in a contest); [to] enter a contestทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveอาหารท้องถิ่นaa-hăan tóng tìnอาหารท้องถิ่นaa-hăan tóng tìnlocal food; regional cuisine; local specialtiesโดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคณะกรรมการká-ná gam-má-gaanคณะกรรมการká-ná gam-má-gaancommittee; boardมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerตัดสินdtàt-sĭnตัดสินdtàt-sĭn1[to] decide; make a decision2[to] judge; adjudicateคะแนนká-naenคะแนนká-naen1score; point(s)2vote (counted choice)3rating; grade; mark4credit (academic points)
The municipality will organize a local food competition with a panel of judges to score it.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ประbpràประbprà1[to] stud/embellish2Buddhist honorific prefix3studded/embellished4approximate/regular (bound prefix)Part 1
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กวดgùuatกวดgùuat1[to] chase; pursue2[to] tighten3[to] press; urge [sb] to hurryPart 2
ประกวดbprà-gùuatประกวดbprà-gùuat[to] compete (in a contest); [to] enter a contest