วานร
waa-non
Meanings
1NounB1
monkey; ape
a monkey or ape, often used in a formal or literary context.
Examples
เมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan néeเมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan née1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous dayฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เห็นฝูงhĕn fŏongวานรwaa-nonวานรwaa-non1monkey; ape2vanara; monkey-like being (myth.)บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3jungle (tropical forest)4wild; uncultivated (of land)
Yesterday, I saw a troop of monkeys in the trees in the forest.
2NounB2
vanara; monkey-like being (myth.)
a monkey-like being in Indian epics (e.g., the Ramakien), often a warrior or helper of Rama.
Examples
หนุมานhà-nú-maanหนุมานhà-nú-maanHanuman (mythic monkey hero)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsทหารเอกtá-hăan èkทหารเอกtá-hăan èkprincipal warrior; top soldierของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระรามprá raamพระรามprá raam1King Rama (Thai regnal title)2Rama (epic hero)และláeและláeand (coordinating)เป็นหนึ่งbpen nèungเป็นหนึ่งbpen nèung1[to] be the best; [to] be number one2[to] be united; [to] be as oneในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วานรwaa-nonวานรwaa-non1monkey; ape2vanara; monkey-like being (myth.)ที่สำคัญtêe săm-kanที่สำคัญtêe săm-kan1important; key; crucial2importantly; crucially; more importantly3the important thing/pointที่สุดtêe sùtที่สุดtêe sùt1most; -est (superlative)2very; extremely (colloquial)3in the end; ultimatelyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesรามเกียรติ์raam-má-gianรามเกียรติ์raam-má-gian1the Ramakien (Thai epic)2the Ramakien (literary work/series)
Hanuman is Rama's chief soldier and one of the most important monkey-warriors in the Ramakien.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เอปâypเอปâypape
ape
กระบี่grà-bèeกระบี่grà-bèe1sword; sabre2monkey (poetic)3Krabi (province)4sword5monkey (literary)6Krabi (province)
- sword; sabre
- monkey (poetic)
- Krabi (province)
- sword
- monkey (literary)
- Krabi (province)
ลิงlingลิงling1monkey2playful/mischievous person (figurative)3link (web) (informal, from English)4classifier: monkeys/apes (individuals)
- monkey
- playful/mischievous person (figurative)
- link (web) (informal, from English)
- classifier: monkeys/apes (individuals)