ปิตุ
bpì-dtù
Meanings
1NounC2
father (archaic; learned)
a father (an archaic or learned term from Pali/Sanskrit, rarely used on its own in modern Thai).
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-deeวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-deeliterature (classical or esteemed works)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesขุนช้างขุนแผนkŭn cháang kŭn păenขุนช้างขุนแผนkŭn cháang kŭn păenKhun Chang Khun Phaen (Thai epic poem)ขุนแผนkŭn păenขุนแผนkŭn păen1Khun Phaen (legendary hero)2ladies’ man; womanizer; charmer3Khun Phaen amuletได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)แก้แค้นgâe káenแก้แค้นgâe káen[to] take revenge (on [sb]); get back at [sb]; retaliate against [sb]; avenge [sb]/[sth]ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitปิตุbpì-dtùปิตุbpì-dtù1father (archaic; learned)2paternal; of the father (combining form)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsตนdtonตนdton1self (as a concept)2classifier: person/being (formal)3self; oneselfผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ใส่ร้ายsài ráaiใส่ร้ายsài ráai[to] slander; malign; smear; falsely accuse
In the literary work 'Khun Chang Khun Phaen', Khun Phaen took revenge for his father who had been framed.
2NounC2
paternal; of the father (combining form)
a learned combining form meaning 'paternal' or 'relating to the father', used only in formal compounds (e.g., ปิตุภูมิปิตุภูมิbpì-dtù-poomfatherland; homeland (formal/literary) 'fatherland').
Examples
ทหารtá-hăanทหารtá-hăan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyสาบานsăa-baanสาบานsăa-baan1[to] swear; take an oath2[to] swear (insist strongly)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[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)ปกป้องปิตุภูมิbpòk-bpông bpì-dtù-poomปกป้องปิตุภูมิbpòk-bpông bpì-dtù-poomto defend the fatherlandจนกว่าjon gwàaจนกว่าjon gwàauntil; up to the time thatชีวิตchee-wítชีวิตchee-wít1life (one’s life; way of living)2lifetime; lifespan3life (state of being alive)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)หาไม่hăa mâiหาไม่hăa mâiotherwise; or else; if not
Every soldier swore to protect their fatherland until their last breath.