พลาง(plaang)

Meanings

1ConjunctionB1

while; at the same time

A linker showing simultaneous actions; used between verb phrases to mean doing one thing while doing another.

Examples

เขากินข้าวkăo gin kâaoเขากินข้าวkăo gin kâaohe/she eats rice; he/she is having a mealพลางplaangพลางplaang1while; at the same time2for the time being; temporarily3[to] camouflage; conceal (archaic/literary)ดูข่าวdoo kàaoดูข่าวdoo kàao[to] watch the news; follow the news
He eats while watching the news.
2AdverbB2

for the time being; temporarily

Used to indicate doing something for now, as a stopgap or in the meantime; temporarily.

Examples

ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullหมดแล้วmòt láewหมดแล้วmòt láewall gone; finished; sold outงั้นngánงั้นngán1then; in that case2like that; that wayนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)รอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitหน้าร้านnâa ráanหน้าร้านnâa ráan1storefront; front of a shop2physical store; brick-and-mortar outletพลางplaangพลางplaang1while; at the same time2for the time being; temporarily3[to] camouflage; conceal (archaic/literary)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเดี๋ยวค่อยdĭiao kôiเดี๋ยวค่อยdĭiao kôilater; not yetเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6[to] begin; start; take effect7cooked rice8rice
The restaurant is full, so let’s sit and wait in front for now and go in later.
3VerbC1

[to] camouflage; conceal (archaic/literary)

In older or literary usage, to cover or mask something so that it is not noticed.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasis7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)ใบไม้bai máaiใบไม้bai máaileaf; leaves; foliageมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerกองgongกองgong1to pile (up); heap; stack2pile; heap; stack3division; department; regiment4classifier: piles; heaps; groups; military units; filmsทับtápทับtáp1[to] overlap; lie on top of2[to] press down; crush; weigh down3overlapping; superposed4[to] overwrite; supersedeรถจักรยานrót jàk-grà-yaanรถจักรยานrót jàk-grà-yaanbicycleพลางplaangพลางplaang1while; at the same time2for the time being; temporarily3[to] camouflage; conceal (archaic/literary)บังbangบังbang1[to] block; cover; obscure2[to] shield; protect (by covering)3screen; shade; cover (noun, literary/archaic)4Muslim honorific (Malay-influenced)ไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not allow; not let; forbid2[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give3so that not; in order to preventคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; street
He piled leaves over the bicycle, masking it so people on the road wouldn’t see.

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