ป้องกัน
bpông gan
Meanings
1NounA2
[to] protect; guard
to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or danger
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseกางgaangกางgaang1[to] spread; open wide2[to] pitch; set up (tent, umbrella)ร่มrômร่มrôm1umbrella; parasol2shady; cool (shaded); protected3shade; shelterให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofป้องกันbpông ganป้องกันbpông gan1[to] protect; guard2[to] prevent; avert; ward off3preventive; protectiveฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; hone
Mom opens an umbrella for her child to keep them safe from the rain.
2NounA2
[to] prevent; avert; ward off
to stop, reduce, or keep something undesirable from happening
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillล้างมือláang meuuล้างมือláang meuu1[to] wash hands2[to] quit; [to] withdraw from [sth]บ่อยๆbòi bòiบ่อยๆbòi bòioften; frequentlyเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofป้องกันbpông ganป้องกันbpông gan1[to] protect; guard2[to] prevent; avert; ward off3preventive; protectiveโรคrôhkโรคrôhkdisease; illness
He washes his hands often to prevent disease.
3NounB1
preventive; protective
serving to protect or prevent (used attributively before nouns, e.g., preventive measures)
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] set; assign; impose5[to] put down; let go (emotion/attachment)6[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)มาตรการmâat-dtrà gaanมาตรการmâat-dtrà gaan1measure; policy step2preventive/restrictive measure3classifier: ประการป้องกันbpông ganป้องกันbpông gan1[to] protect; guard2[to] prevent; avert; ward off3preventive; protectiveโรคrôhkโรคrôhkdisease; illnessก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn onโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)
We need to set preventive measures before reopening the school.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)
- each other; one another (post-verb marker)
- [to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block
- classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)
- together; together with
- protective; preventive (modifier)
- I; me (informal, male speech)
กันไว้gan wáiกันไว้gan wái1[to] set aside [sth]; [to] reserve [sth]2[to] prevent [sth]; [to] ward off [sth]
- [to] set aside [sth]; [to] reserve [sth]
- [to] prevent [sth]; [to] ward off [sth]
ป้องปรามbpông bpraamป้องปรามbpông bpraam[to] deter; warn off; discourage
[to] deter; warn off; discourage
คุ้มครองkúm krongคุ้มครองkúm krong1[to] protect; safeguard2[to] protect under law or policy
- [to] protect; safeguard
- [to] protect under law or policy
ป้องbpôngป้องbpông1to cover (archaic/literary)2[to] ward off; parry; defend
- to cover (archaic/literary)
- [to] ward off; parry; defend
Word Breakdown
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ป้องกันbpông ganป้องกันbpông gan[to] protect; guard