พหล(pá-hŏn)

Meanings

1NounC2

army; military force; troops

an army, military force, or group of troops; used mainly in literary, formal, or name-related contexts

Examples

แม่ทัพmâe tápแม่ทัพmâe tápgeneral; army commanderใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)ยกyókยกyók1[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)2[to] hold; conduct (event/ceremony); stage (a bout)3[to] waive; exempt; suspend4classifier: bout; round5[to] give; dedicate; donate6[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)7[to] lift; raiseพหลpá-hŏnพหลpá-hŏn1army; military force; troops2thick; dense; abundantพลponพลpon1troops; manpower2force; power (Skt/Pali root in compounds)3rank prefix (military/police)4people; populace (in compounds)นับnápนับnáp1[to] count2[to] include; be counted3[to] consider; regardหมื่นmèuunหมื่นmèuun1ten thousand (10,000)2countless; many (hyperbolic)3Muen (historical title)นายnaaiนายnaai1Mr. (male title)2boss; employer; superior3chief; leader; master4you (to male subordinate; archaic/formulaic/royal)มุ่งหน้าmûng nâaมุ่งหน้าmûng nâa1[to] head for; proceed toward2[to] aim for (a goal); work towardสู่sòoสู่sòo1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)สมรภูมิsà-mŏ-rá-poomสมรภูมิsà-mŏ-rá-poom1battlefield; theater of war2arena of intense competition (figurative)
The great commander led an army of tens of thousands heading to the battlefield.
2AdjectiveC2

thick; dense; abundant

thick, dense, much, or abundant (literary or formal usage)

Examples

หมู่เมฆmòo mêkหมู่เมฆmòo mêkgroup/mass of clouds; cloud bank; cloud clusterพหลpá-hŏnพหลpá-hŏn1army; military force; troops2thick; dense; abundantเคลื่อนตัวklêuuan dtuuaเคลื่อนตัวklêuuan dtuua1[to] move; start moving; get underway2[to] shift/advance (of a system or mass)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[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 rice8riceปกคลุมbpòk klumปกคลุมbpòk klum1[to] cover; envelop; blanket2[to] prevail; blanket (weather/condition)นภากาศná-paa-gàatนภากาศná-paa-gàatsky; heavensบ่งบอกbòng bòkบ่งบอกbòng bòk[to] indicate; signifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeพายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1typhoon; cyclone2storm (figurative)3stormใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)กำลังจะgam-lang jàกำลังจะgam-lang jàabout to (imminent future)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect marker
The thick clouds moved to cover the sky, indicating that a great storm was coming.