วรรค(wák)

Meanings

1NounB2

section/clause (legal/text)

A section or clause within a text, commonly in laws or formal documents.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พระราชบัญญัติprá-râat-chá-ban-yàtพระราชบัญญัติprá-râat-chá-ban-yàtAct; statute (Royal Thai Act)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มาตราmaa-dtraaมาตราmaa-dtraa1section; article (law)2measure; standard; criterion3meter (poetic); verse measure4classifier: provisions/sections5วรรคwákวรรคwák1section/clause (legal/text)2paragraph; line break3[to] pause (in speech/reading)4metrical unit (poetry)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedกำหนดgam-nòtกำหนดgam-nòt1[to] set; fix; determine2[to] schedule; assign3specification; stipulation4deadline; due dateข้อยกเว้นkô yók wénข้อยกเว้นkô yók wénexceptionไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveอย่างชัดเจนyàang chát jaynอย่างชัดเจนyàang chát jaynclearly; explicitly
In this Act, Section 5, paragraph two, clearly stipulates exceptions.
2NounB2

metrical unit (poetry)

A metrical unit or segment in Thai verse; a division within a line used in prosody.

Examples

นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilนับnápนับnáp1[to] count2[to] include; be counted3[to] consider; regardวรรคwákวรรคwák1section/clause (legal/text)2paragraph; line break3[to] pause (in speech/reading)4metrical unit (poetry)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsโคลงสี่สุภาพklohng sèe sù-pâapโคลงสี่สุภาพklohng sèe sù-pâapclassical Thai verse form with four linesเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดูว่าduu wâaดูว่าduu wâa[to] see if; [to] check whetherจังหวะjang-wàจังหวะjang-wà1rhythm; beat2tempo; pace3timing; moment4stroke; move; step (in sports/dance)5engine strokeตรงตามแบบdtrong dtaam bàepตรงตามแบบdtrong dtaam bàepaccording to the pattern; true to formหรือไม่rĕu mâiหรือไม่rĕu mâi1or not? (question particle)2whether (or not)
The student counted the metrical segments of a khlong si suphap to see whether the rhythm matched the pattern.
3NounB2

paragraph; line break

A break or spacing that separates parts of text, such as a paragraph or a line break.

Examples

เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]เขียนkĭianเขียนkĭian1[to] write2[to] compose; author3[to] fill out; write in4[to] draw; sketch5[to] write (data); burn (a disc)รายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officially3[to] check in; report oneselfให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearวรรคwákวรรคwák1section/clause (legal/text)2paragraph; line break3[to] pause (in speech/reading)4metrical unit (poetry)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)เปลี่ยนหัวข้อbplìian hŭua kôเปลี่ยนหัวข้อbplìian hŭua kô1[to] change the subject2[to] change the heading/title
When writing a report, start a new paragraph when changing topics.
4VerbB2

[to] pause (in speech/reading)

To pause briefly while speaking or reading; a rhetorical pause.

Examples

เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chumที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chum1meeting; conference (event)2the assembly; the body3meeting venue/roomเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toวรรคwákวรรคwák1section/clause (legal/text)2paragraph; line break3[to] pause (in speech/reading)4metrical unit (poetry)สั้นsânสั้นsân1short (length)2short (time; brief)3concise4short (breath; supply)ๆ-เพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleตามทันdtaam tanตามทันdtaam tan1[to] catch up with [sb]/[sth]2[to] keep up with [sb]/[sth]
When speaking in meetings, he usually pauses briefly so people can follow.

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