ว่าการ

wâa gaan

Meanings

1NounB2

administration; governance (official)

the conduct or management of state or official affairs; used chiefly in formal/government contexts

Examples

รายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officially3[to] check in; report oneselfฉบับchà-bàpฉบับchà-bàp1classifier for documents/printed texts2version; edition; text3issue; edition; copyนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สรุปsà-rùpสรุปsà-rùp1summary2[to] summarize; conclude3in summary; to sum upปัญหาbpan-hăaปัญหาbpan-hăa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)ในการnai gaanในการnai gaanin; during; for [doing sth]; regardingว่าการwâa gaanว่าการwâa gaan1administration; governance (official)2ministerial; administrative (official/formal element)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsหน่วยงานnùuay ngaanหน่วยงานnùuay ngaan1agency; department; bureau2unit (organizational)ท้องถิ่นtóng tìnท้องถิ่นtóng tìn1local; regional2the local area; locality
This report summarizes problems in the conduct of local government affairs.
2NounC1

ministerial; administrative (official/formal element)

used as a formal element in names of government offices or duties relating to administration

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotกระทรวงมหาดไทยgrà-suuang má-hàat-taiกระทรวงมหาดไทยgrà-suuang má-hàat-taiMinistry of Interior (Thailand)ในตำแหน่งnai dtam-nàengในตำแหน่งnai dtam-nàeng1in the position of; in the role of2in position; properly placedปลัดbpà-làtปลัดbpà-làt1permanent secretary; chief administrative officer2deputy district chief; district administrative officer3deputy (title prefix)ว่าการwâa gaanว่าการwâa gaan1administration; governance (official)2ministerial; administrative (official/formal element)
He works at the Ministry of Interior in the position of Permanent Secretary of Administration.

Word Breakdown

ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizePart 1
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การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterPart 2
ว่าการwâa gaanว่าการwâa gaanadministration; governance (official)