พ่อลุง
pô lung
Meanings
1NounB2
uncle’s father; one’s grandfather
the father of one’s uncle; in relation to the speaker, this is one’s grandfather (ปู่ปู่bpòo1paternal grandfather2ancestor spirit (folk belief)3grandfather (respect term) on the paternal side or ตาตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3grid square; mesh4eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)5[to] stare; [to] gaze6turn (in a game) on the maternal side)
Examples
สมัยsà-măiสมัยsà-măi1period; era; age2term; tenure3modern; contemporary4during; in the time ofหนุ่มๆnùm-nùmหนุ่มๆnùm-nùm1young men; guys2rather young (male)พ่อลุงpô lungพ่อลุงpô lung1uncle’s father; one’s grandfather2father of a man addressed as ‘ลุง’ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; used to (past experience)2[used to] (past experience/habit)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsทหารเรือtá-hăan reuuaทหารเรือtá-hăan reuuasailor; navy personnelมาก่อนmaa gònมาก่อนmaa gòn1[to] come first; arrive earlier; precede2earlier; previously; beforehand
In his youth, my grandfather (my uncle's father) used to be a navy officer.
2NounB2
father of a man addressed as ‘ลุงลุงlung1uncle (younger brother of parent)2older man (form of address)’
the father of a man referred to or addressed as ลุงลุงlung1uncle (younger brother of parent)2older man (form of address) (uncle), not necessarily the speaker’s own relative
Examples
เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofช่วยกันchûuai ganช่วยกันchûuai gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherจัดงานjàt ngaanจัดงานjàt ngaan[to] organize/host an eventศพsòpศพsòp1corpse; dead body2the deceased3cadaver (for study)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitพ่อลุงpô lungพ่อลุงpô lung1uncle’s father; one’s grandfather2father of a man addressed as ‘ลุง’ดำdamดำdam1black; very dark (color)2[to] be/turn black3dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)4black coffee (order term)5[to] dive; submerge (literary/poetic)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7faceวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measure
I saw the villagers helping to arrange the funeral for Uncle Dam's father in front of the temple.
Word Breakdown
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พ่อลุงpô lungพ่อลุงpô lunguncle’s father; one’s grandfather