ล้ำหน้า(lám nâa)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

advanced; cutting-edge

very advanced, modern, or ahead of the current standard; cutting-edge

Examples

บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]เทคโนโลยีล้ำték-no-loh-yee lámเทคโนโลยีล้ำték-no-loh-yee lámcutting-edge technologyหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7faceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การผลิตgaan pà-lìtการผลิตgaan pà-lìt1production; manufacturing (industrial)2production (media/creative)3production (economics)สินค้าsĭn-káaสินค้าsĭn-káa1goods; merchandise2product; item3commodity (economics)
This company uses cutting-edge technology to produce its goods.
2VerbB2

[to] surpass; get ahead

to go ahead of or surpass others in position, progress, or development

Examples

บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationสตาร์ทsà-dtáatสตาร์ทsà-dtáat1[to] start; [to] begin (informal)2[to] start an engineอัปàpอัปàp1[to] upload (informal)2[to] update (informal)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ล้ำหน้าlám nâaล้ำหน้าlám nâa1advanced; cutting-edge2[to] surpass; get ahead3[to] overstep; be inappropriateคู่แข่งkôo kàengคู่แข่งkôo kàeng1competitor; rival2opponentด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterพัฒนาฟีเจอร์pát-tá-naa fee-jêrพัฒนาฟีเจอร์pát-tá-naa fee-jêr[to] develop featuresใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ต่อเนื่องdtò-nêeuangต่อเนื่องdtò-nêeuang1continuously; continually2continuous; continual
This startup has gone ahead of competitors by continuously developing new features.
3VerbC1

[to] overstep; be inappropriate

to go beyond proper limits or norms; to act inappropriately or presumptuously

Examples

การไปgaan bpaiการไปgaan bpai1going; the act of going2attendance; visit; going (for a purpose)ประกาศbprà-gàatประกาศbprà-gàat1[to] announce; declare2announcement; notice3proclamation; decree4[to] proclaim; promulgate (form.)นโยบายná-yoh-baaiนโยบายná-yoh-baaipolicy; plan of actionเองayngเองayng1oneself; personally; by oneself2exactly that/itself3emphatic particle (self/only)โดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] question; interrogate3[to] ask about; consultหัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefถือว่าtĕuu wâaถือว่าtĕuu wâa1[to] consider; regard; deem2[to] be considered; count as; be deemed3it's fair to say; arguably4fairly; ratherล้ำหน้าเกินlám nâa gernล้ำหน้าเกินlám nâa gerntoo advanced; ahead of its time (excessively)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)
Announcing policies on your own without asking the boss is going beyond bounds.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ล้ำเส้นlám sênล้ำเส้นlám sên1[to] cross the line; overstep2over the line; out of line
  • [to] cross the line; overstep
  • over the line; out of line
ล้ำสมัยlám sà-măiล้ำสมัยlám sà-măicutting-edge; state-of-the-art

cutting-edge; state-of-the-art

แซงหน้าsaeng nâaแซงหน้าsaeng nâa1[to] overtake; [to] surpass [sb/sth]2[to] overtake; pass (traffic)3[to] surpass; outstrip
  • [to] overtake; [to] surpass [sb/sth]
  • [to] overtake; pass (traffic)
  • [to] surpass; outstrip
ก้าวหน้าgâao nâaก้าวหน้าgâao nâa1[to] progress; [to] advance2progressive; advanced; forward-looking3progress; advancement
  • [to] progress; [to] advance
  • progressive; advanced; forward-looking
  • progress; advancement
นำหน้าnam nâaนำหน้าnam nâa1[to] go in front; lead the way2[to] be ahead of; outpace; precede3[to] place/put in front; prefix; be preceded by
  • [to] go in front; lead the way
  • [to] be ahead of; outpace; precede
  • [to] place/put in front; prefix; be preceded by

Word Breakdown

ล้ำlámล้ำlám1advanced; cutting-edge; outstanding2[to] go beyond; [to] overstepPart 1
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หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7facePart 2
ล้ำหน้าlám nâaล้ำหน้าlám nâaadvanced; cutting-edge