พึง
peung
Meanings
1NounB2
[modal] should; ought to
Used to express duty or appropriateness; should or ought to do something.
Examples
ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1the public; the people (citizens of a country)2citizenry (collective)3classifier: คนพึงpeungพึงpeung1[modal] should; ought to2[adverb] just; only justเคารพkao-rópเคารพkao-róp1[to] respect; honor2[to] pay respects3[to] obey; abide byกฎหมายgòt-măaiกฎหมายgòt-măai1law; statute2the law (legal system)3legal code/body of lawและláeและláeand (coordinating)ปฏิบัติตามbpà-dtì-bàt dtaamปฏิบัติตามbpà-dtì-bàt dtaam[to] comply with [sth]; abide by [sth]; follow [sth]; obey [sb/sth]กติกาgà-dtì-gaaกติกาgà-dtì-gaa1rules; regulations (agreed)2terms; conditions (mutual)
Citizens ought to respect the law and follow the rules.
2NounC1
[adverb] just; only just
Indicates that something has just happened or is recent (formal/literary).
Examples
เหตุการณ์hèt gaanเหตุการณ์hèt gaan1event; incident; occurrence2situation; state of affairs3classifier: ครั้ง / เหตุการณ์พึงpeungพึงpeung1[modal] should; ought to2[adverb] just; only justเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêun[to] happen; occur; arise; emerge; come into beingเมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun néeเมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun née1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)จึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockข้อมูลkôr moonข้อมูลkôr moon1data (computing)2information; data (non-count)ครบถ้วนkróp tûuanครบถ้วนkróp tûuan1complete; comprehensive; entire2completely; in full; in entirety
The incident just occurred last night, so there is not yet complete information.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy of
- should; ought to
- appropriate; proper; suitable
- deserve; be worthy of
เพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only now3only/merely (just now starting)
- just; recently
- only just now; only now
- only/merely (just now starting)
ควรจะkuuan jàควรจะkuuan jà1should; ought to (advice/duty/appropriateness)2be supposed/expected to; should (by rule, plan, or normal circumstances)
- should; ought to (advice/duty/appropriateness)
- be supposed/expected to; should (by rule, plan, or normal circumstances)
เพิ่งจะpôeng jàเพิ่งจะpôeng jàjust; only just; recently
just; only just; recently
สมควรsŏm kuuanสมควรsŏm kuuan1appropriate; fitting; proper2[to] ought to; should (be appropriate)
- appropriate; fitting; proper
- [to] ought to; should (be appropriate)