พยักหน้า(pá-yák nâa)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] nod (one's head)

to move the head up and down to show agreement, understanding, acknowledgement, or greeting

Examples

ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)ถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] question; interrogate3[to] ask about; consultว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] assume; take sth to be trueไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkนักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerพยักหน้าpá-yák nâaพยักหน้าpá-yák nâa1[to] nod (one's head)2[to] give the nod; approve (by nodding)
The teacher asked if they understood, and the students nodded.
2VerbB2

[to] give the nod; approve (by nodding)

to indicate consent, permission, or go-ahead with a nod

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มองmongมองmong1[to] watch; observe2[to] view; regard; consider3[to] look atไปที่bpai têeไปที่bpai têe[to] go to [somewhere]หัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขออนุญาตkŏr à-nú-yâatขออนุญาตkŏr à-nú-yâat1[to] ask for permission2[to] apply for a permit/authorization3[!] excuse me (seeking permission)และláeและláeand (coordinating)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerพยักหน้าpá-yák nâaพยักหน้าpá-yák nâa1[to] nod (one's head)2[to] give the nod; approve (by nodding)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)จึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
I looked at my boss for permission, and he nodded, so I could start speaking.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

พยักpá-yákพยักpá-yák[to] nod (elliptical; often with หน้า)Part 1
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หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7facePart 2
พยักหน้าpá-yák nâaพยักหน้าpá-yák nâa[to] nod (one's head)