รากคำ(râak kam)
Meanings
1NounB2
root (linguistics)
the most basic form of a word that carries its core meaning; the element to which affixes may be added
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai1[to] interpret; expound2[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ความรักkwaam rákความรักkwaam rák1love; affection2romance; romantic relationshipมาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toรากคำrâak kamรากคำrâak kam1root (linguistics)2root morphemeรักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เติมdtermเติมdterm1[to] fill; fill up2[to] add; supplement3[to] top up; refill (services/money)คำนำหน้าkam nam nâaคำนำหน้าkam nam nâa1personal title before a name2prefix (linguistics)
The teacher explained that the word 'khwamrak' comes from the root 'rak' with a prefix added.
2NounC1
root morpheme
the minimal meaningful unit in a word that cannot be further analyzed into smaller meaningful parts
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai1[to] interpret; expound2[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeรากคำrâak kamรากคำrâak kam1root (linguistics)2root morphemeคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectหน่วยnùuaiหน่วยnùuai1unit (measurement)2unit; division3unit (math place value)4module; course unitที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2younger; junior3minor; slightที่สุดtêe sùtที่สุดtêe sùt1most; -est (superlative)2very; extremely (colloquial)3in the end; ultimatelyที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)มีความหมายmee kwaam-măaiมีความหมายmee kwaam-măai[to] have meaning; [to] be meaningfulและláeและláeand (coordinating)แยกย่อยyâek yôiแยกย่อยyâek yôi[to] break [sth] down; [to] subdivide [sth]ต่อไปdtòr bpaiต่อไปdtòr bpai1on; further (continue doing sth)2next; following (in order)3from now on; henceforth4next; subsequentไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
The teacher explained that a root is the smallest unit that still has meaning and cannot be further divided.