ป่า(bpàa)

Meanings

1NounA2

forest; woodland

a large natural area dominated by trees and undergrowth, habitat for wildlife

Examples

ช้างcháangช้างcháangelephantอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3jungle (tropical forest)4wild; uncultivated (of land)
Elephants live in the forest.
2NounB1

the wild; wilderness

uncultivated, remote natural land away from settlements and farms

Examples

บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainลึกléukลึกléuk1deep into (time/period) [adv.]2low (pitch); deep (voice)3profound; intense4deepเข้าไปในkâo bpai naiเข้าไปในkâo bpai nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3jungle (tropical forest)4wild; uncultivated (of land)ไกลglaiไกลglai1far; distant2far (in time/relationship); distant3far; to a distant placeจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)หมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
That house is deep in the wilds, far from the village.
3NounB1

jungle (tropical forest)

dense, often tropical forest with thick vegetation

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เดินเข้าไปdern kâo bpaiเดินเข้าไปdern kâo bpai[to] walk in; [to] walk into [somewhere]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ป่าดิบชื้นbpàa dìp cheúunป่าดิบชื้นbpàa dìp cheúuntropical rainforest; moist evergreen forestที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)แน่นทึบnâen téupแน่นทึบnâen téup1jam-packed; extremely crowded2very dense; opaque
We walked into a tropical rainforest where the trees were densely packed.
4AdjectiveB2

wild; uncultivated (of land)

describing land or areas not farmed or developed; overgrown and natural

Examples

หลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3behind-the-scenes influence (politics/business)ปล่อยbplòiปล่อยbplòi1[to] let go; release2[to] allow; let3[to] release (media/info)4[to] neglect; let [sth] slide5leave it; forget it6[to] emit; dischargeรกร้างrók ráangรกร้างrók ráang1deserted; abandoned (place)2overgrown; neglected (land)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหญ้าyâaหญ้าyâa1grass2weed (informal)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3jungle (tropical forest)4wild; uncultivated (of land)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveแปลงผักbplaeng pàkแปลงผักbplaeng pàkvegetable plot; vegetable bedเหมือนเดิมmĕuuan dermเหมือนเดิมmĕuuan derm1same as before; unchanged2as before; as usual
Behind the house has been left unattended until it’s overgrown and wild; we no longer have the vegetable plots.

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