สมอง

sà-mŏng

Meanings

1NounA1

brain (organ)

The organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, emotion, and body functions.

Examples

สมองsà-mŏngสมองsà-mŏng1brain (organ)2intelligence; intellect; brains3the brains (of a group)ควบคุมkûap-kumควบคุมkûap-kum1[to] control; regulate; manage2[to] restrain; keep in check3for control; supervisory (modifier)การหายใจgaan hăai jaiการหายใจgaan hăai jai1breathing2cellular respiration (biology)และláeและláeand (coordinating)การเคลื่อนไหวgaan klûuean wăiการเคลื่อนไหวgaan klûuean wăi1movement; motion2organized activity; movement (social/political/market)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsร่างกายrâang gaaiร่างกายrâang gaai1body2physical condition; bodily health
The brain controls breathing and body movement.
2NounB1

intelligence; intellect; brains

Mental ability or intelligence; the capacity to think, learn, and solve problems.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillฝึกfèukฝึกfèuk1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)3[to] drill; discipline (sb)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveแบบฝึกหัดbàep fèuk-hàtแบบฝึกหัดbàep fèuk-hàt1exercise(s); practice task(s) (in books/worksheets)2practice drill/training exerciseทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); dailyเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofฝึกสมองfèuk sà-mŏngฝึกสมองfèuk sà-mŏng[to] train the brainให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitคิดเร็วkít reoคิดเร็วkít reo1[to] think quickly2quick-wittedขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better
He practices exercises every day to train his mind to think faster.
3NounB2

the brains (of a group)

The person who is the main thinker or planner behind an action or organization.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsสมองsà-mŏngสมองsà-mŏng1brain (organ)2intelligence; intellect; brains3the brains (of a group)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitโปรเจ็กต์bpro-jèkโปรเจ็กต์bpro-jèk1project (planned work)2project (school/creative/IT)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)เดินตามdern dtaamเดินตามdern dtaam[to] follow [sb/sth] on footแผนpăenแผนpăen1plan; strategy2scheme; plotได้ดีdâai deeได้ดีdâai dee1succeed; do well2have a good outcome; turn out well
He is the brain of the team, so the project follows the plan well.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

สมsŏmสมsŏm1befitting; appropriate; suitable2[to] be worthy of; deserve3complete; perfect; whole; intact4to match; to be compatible5as; according to; in accordance with (formal)6appropriate (personally); well-suited to [sb/sth]Part 1
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องongองong1degree (angle) [abbr.]2royal/monastic honorific (prefix)3classifier: Buddha images/statues (in some dialectal/colloquial use via องค์)Part 2
สมองsà-mŏngสมองsà-mŏngbrain (organ)