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laa jàak

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] bid farewell and depart

to bid farewell and depart, often used in a formal or emotional context to signify leaving for good or a long separation.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightลาจากlaa jàakลาจากlaa jàak1[to] bid farewell and depart2[to] pass away (euphemistic)บ้านเกิดbâan gèrtบ้านเกิดbâan gèrtbirthplace; hometownเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofไปเรียนbpai rianไปเรียนbpai rian[to] go to study; [to] go to schoolต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têhtต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têht1foreign; overseas2abroad; foreign countries3[to] go/live abroad
He had to bid farewell to his hometown to go study abroad.
2NounB2

[to] pass away (euphemistic)

to die; a gentle or euphemistic way to say someone has passed away

Examples

คุณย่าkun yâaคุณย่าkun yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineลาจากlaa jàakลาจากlaa jàak1[to] bid farewell and depart2[to] pass away (euphemistic)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)อย่างสงบyàang sà-ngòpอย่างสงบyàang sà-ngòppeacefully; calmlyเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)สิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten- (teens)3tens place/decadeปีก่อนbpee gònปีก่อนbpee gònlast year; the previous year
My grandmother passed away peacefully ten years ago.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ลาlaaลาlaa1donkey2[to] say goodbye; take one’s leave3leave (from work/school)4[to] request leavePart 1
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จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)Part 2
ลาจากlaa jàakลาจากlaa jàak[to] bid farewell and depart