ประท้วง(bprà-túuang)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] protest; object

to express strong disagreement or opposition, often publicly, to demand change or to state that something is wrong

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ประท้วงbprà-túuangประท้วงbprà-túuang1[to] protest; object2protest; demonstrationแผนpăenแผนpăen1plan; strategy2scheme; plotก่อสร้างgòr sâangก่อสร้างgòr sâang1[to] construct; build2construction (work)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingกลัวgluuaกลัวgluua1[to] be afraid; fear2afraid; fearfulผลกระทบpŏn grà-tópผลกระทบpŏn grà-tópimpact; effect; consequence (often negative)ต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentสิ่งแวดล้อมsìng wâet lómสิ่งแวดล้อมsìng wâet lóm1environment; the environment (natural)2surroundings; environment (general)
The villagers protest the construction plan because they fear environmental impacts.
2NounB1

protest; demonstration

an organized action or event where people collectively show opposition or demand change

Examples

พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayนักศึกษาnák sèuk-săaนักศึกษาnák sèuk-săauniversity/college studentจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)จัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3[to] impose; levy; enforce; arrange (officially)4intense; extreme (colloquial)การประท้วงgaan bprà-túuangการประท้วงgaan bprà-túuangprotest; demonstrationหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7faceมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversityเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเรียกร้องrîak róngเรียกร้องrîak róng1[to] demand; call for; press for2[to] appeal for; urge (publicly)3[to] claim (rights/compensation)การเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan bplìian bplaengการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan bplìian bplaeng1change; alteration2transformation (significant change)หลักสูตรlàk-sòotหลักสูตรlàk-sòot1curriculum2program; course (of study)3syllabus outline (institutional)
Tomorrow the students will hold a protest in front of the university to demand changes to the curriculum.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ประbpràประbprà1[to] stud/embellish2Buddhist honorific prefix3studded/embellished4approximate/regular (bound prefix)Part 1
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ท้วงtúuangท้วงtúuang1[to] call attention to; correct [sb/sth]2[to] object; remonstrate; protestPart 2
ประท้วงbprà-túuangประท้วงbprà-túuang[to] protest; object