มากกว่า(mâak gwàa)
Meanings
1AdverbA2
more; to a greater degree
to a higher degree or amount than something else; used in comparisons (e.g., A มากกว่ามากกว่าmâak gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater than B)
Examples
ช้างcháangช้างcháangelephantตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)ใหญ่กว่าyài gwàaใหญ่กว่าyài gwàabigger; largerแมวmaeoแมวmaeo1cat2cat (any feline)
Elephants are bigger than cats.
2PrepositionA2
more than; over (with numbers/amounts)
indicating a quantity greater than a stated number or amount (e.g., มากกว่ามากกว่าmâak gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater than 10 คนคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: people = over 10 people)
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoปากกาbpàak gaaปากกาbpàak gaapen (ink writing tool)มากกว่าmâak gwàaมากกว่าmâak gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater thanสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondด้ามdâamด้ามdâam1handle; haft2classifier: items with handles; handled tools
I have more than two pens.
3VerbB1
[to] exceed; be greater than
to be more in number, amount, or degree than something
Examples
ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearจำนวนjam-nuuanจำนวนjam-nuuan1number; amount; quantity2cardinal number; numerical value3a number of; severalนักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaoนักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaotouristมากกว่าmâak gwàaมากกว่าmâak gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater thanปีที่แล้วbpee têe láewปีที่แล้วbpee têe láew1last year; the previous year2last year (time marker)
This year, the number of tourists is more than last year.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
สูงกว่าsŏong gwàaสูงกว่าsŏong gwàa1taller; higher (height/elevation)2higher; greater than (level/amount)
- taller; higher (height/elevation)
- higher; greater than (level/amount)
ยิ่งกว่าyîng gwàaยิ่งกว่าyîng gwàaeven more; more than
even more; more than
เกินกว่าgern gwàaเกินกว่าgern gwàa1more than; over2beyond; past (a limit/ability/expectation)3[to] exceed; be more than4too ... to; beyond what ...
- more than; over
- beyond; past (a limit/ability/expectation)
- [to] exceed; be more than
- too ... to; beyond what ...
เกินgernเกินgern1too; excessively; over-2[to] exceed; be more than3beyond; more than (a limit)
- too; excessively; over-
- [to] exceed; be more than
- beyond; more than (a limit)
Word Breakdown
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มากกว่าmâak gwàaมากกว่าmâak gwàamore; to a greater degree