ภูเขาไฟ(poo kăo fai)
Meanings
1NounA2
volcano
a mountain or hill that forms around a vent in the earth’s crust and can erupt, releasing lava, ash, and gases
Examples
ภูเขาไฟpoo kăo faiภูเขาไฟpoo kăo fai1volcano2volcanic (attrib.)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectภูเขาpoo kăoภูเขาpoo kăo1mountain2range; mountain rangeที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotอาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)ปะทุbpà-túปะทุbpà-tú1[to] erupt; burst forth2[to] flare up; break out (sudden intensification)3[of sound/light/flames] to burst outได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
A volcano is a mountain that can erupt.
2AdjectiveB1
volcanic (attrib.)
relating to a volcano or volcanic activity (used before nouns, e.g., หินภูเขาไฟหินภูเขาไฟhĭn poo kăo faivolcanic rock ‘volcanic rock’)
Examples
ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotชายหาดchaai hàatชายหาดchaai hàatbeach; shoreนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoทรายsaaiทรายsaai1sand2sand (as material)ภูเขาไฟpoo kăo faiภูเขาไฟpoo kăo fai1volcano2volcanic (attrib.)สีดำsĕe damสีดำsĕe dam1black (color)2black
This beach has black volcanic sand.
Word Breakdown
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ภูเขาไฟpoo kăo faiภูเขาไฟpoo kăo faivolcano