พ่อ

pôr

Meanings

1NounA1

father; dad

One's male parent; father; dad.

Examples

พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)
Dad is at home.
2NounB1

sir; mister (rural/archaic)

A polite or familiar address to an adult man in some regions or older usage.

Examples

เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ถามทางtăam taangถามทางtăam taang[to] ask for directionsพ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)แถวบ้านtăeo bâanแถวบ้านtăeo bâanneighborhood; local area
Yesterday I asked Dad for directions at the market near home.
3NounB1

prefix: father of; master of

Used as a prefix/title before a name or noun to denote a father figure or origin/source (e.g., พ่อครัวพ่อครัวpôr kruuamale cook; male chef ‘male cook/chef’).

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsพ่อครัวpôr kruuaพ่อครัวpôr kruuamale cook; male chefในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanrestaurant; eateryท้องถิ่นtóng tìnท้องถิ่นtóng tìn1local; regional2the local area; locality
He wants to be a male cook at a local restaurant.

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