สถาน
sà-tăan
Meanings
1NounB2
place; establishment (bound form)
a formal or bound morpheme meaning place or site; mostly used as an element in compounds for institutions or premises (e.g., สถานทูตสถานทูตsà-tăan-tôot1embassy (institution/place)2embassy (organization) embassy, สถานศึกษาสถานศึกษาsà-tăan sèuk-săa1educational institution; place of study2school (general, formal) educational institution)
Examples
คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)สถานsà-tăanสถานsà-tăan1place; establishment (bound form)2state; condition (formal/literary)มักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toใช้cháiใช้chái1[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]ประกอบbprà-gòpประกอบbprà-gòp1[to] accompany; go together with2[to] be used as; serve as a component3[to] perform (duties/rituals)4[to] assemble; put together5[to] consist of; be composed ofคำkamคำkam1word; term2speech; saying; utterance3classifier for words/utterancesเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofบอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)สถานที่sà-tăan tîiสถานที่sà-tăan tîiplace; location; venueเช่นchênเช่นchên1for example; such as2like; such as (formal)สถานศึกษาsà-tăan sèuk-săaสถานศึกษาsà-tăan sèuk-săa1educational institution; place of study2school (general, formal)และláeและláeand (coordinating)สถานพยาบาลsà-tăan pá-yaa-baanสถานพยาบาลsà-tăan pá-yaa-baanmedical/healthcare facility
The word ‘สถาน’ is often used in compounds to indicate places, such as educational institutions and medical facilities.
2NounC1
state; condition (formal/literary)
a formal or literary term meaning a state or condition of being; mainly used in set phrases or compounds
Examples
ประเทศbprà-tâetประเทศbprà-tâetcountry; nation; stateกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]สถานsà-tăanสถานsà-tăan1place; establishment (bound form)2state; condition (formal/literary)ยากลำบากyâak lam-bàakยากลำบากyâak lam-bàak1difficult; arduous; tough2be in hardship; suffer hardshipจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)เศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìtเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìt1economy2economic conditions; the economyชะลอตัวchá-lo dtuuaชะลอตัวchá-lo dtuua1[to] slow down; decelerate2[to] slow [sth] down; decelerate [sth]3slowdown; deceleration
The country is in a difficult state due to the economic slowdown.