วิชาการ
wi-chaa gaan
Meanings
1NounB1
academic; scholarly
relating to higher education, research, or scholarship; formal or theoretical in approach
Examples
บทความbòt kwaamบทความbòt kwaamarticle; essayนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเนื้อหาnéuua hăaเนื้อหาnéuua hăa1content; subject matter2coverage; materialวิชาการwi-chaa gaanวิชาการwi-chaa gaan1academic; scholarly2academia; academic affairsอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofค่อนข้างkôn kâangค่อนข้างkôn kâang1rather; quite (often with negatives)2rather; quite; fairlyยากyâakยากyâak1unlikely; hardly2poor; impoverished (dated/formal)3difficult; hard
This article is academic in nature and fairly hard to read.
2NounB2
academia; academic affairs
the world of higher education and research, and matters related to scholarly work
Examples
เธอตั้งใจtoe dtâng jaiเธอตั้งใจtoe dtâng jai1[she] intends; is determined2[she] pays attention; concentratesจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สายวิชาการsăai wí-chaa gaanสายวิชาการsăai wí-chaa gaanacademic track; academic career pathเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forทำวิจัยtam wí-jaiทำวิจัยtam wí-jai[to] conduct/do researchและláeและláeand (coordinating)สอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] instruct; train [sb]2[to] admonish; give moral guidance3[to] teach [sb] [sth]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)มหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversity
She intends to work in academia because she wants to do research and teach at a university.
Word Breakdown
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วิชาการwi-chaa gaanวิชาการwi-chaa gaanacademic; scholarly