หน่วย(nùuai)
Meanings
1NounB1
unit (measurement)
a standard quantity used for measuring amounts (e.g., meter, kilogram, degree)
Examples
ความยาวkwaam yaaoความยาวkwaam yaao1length (spatial)2length; running time (temporal)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[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]หน่วยnùuaiหน่วยnùuai1unit (measurement)2unit; division3unit (math place value)4module; course unitเมตรmétเมตรmétmetre; meter (unit of length)ส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2department; division; unit3per; by (ratio)4as for; regarding5share; quotaมวลmuuanมวลmuuan1mass (physics)2a mass; multitude3bulk; total amount (formal)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[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]หน่วยกิโลกรัมnùuay gì-loh-gramหน่วยกิโลกรัมnùuay gì-loh-gramkilogram (unit of mass)
Length uses the unit meter, while mass uses the unit kilogram.
2NounB1
unit; division
a single part or subdivision of a larger organization (e.g., a police unit, army unit, department section)
Examples
เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)เกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2born (indicating birthplace/time)3to happen; occur; arise4if (เกิด…); too; overly (เกิด…ไป)น้ำท่วมnáam tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam tûuam1flood; flooding2[to] flood; [to] be flooded3to be overwhelmed (fig.)หน่วยกู้ภัยnùuai gôo paiหน่วยกู้ภัยnùuai gôo pai1rescue unit; rescue team2rescue service/organizationเข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
When the flood occurred, the rescue unit immediately came to help the villagers.
3NounB1
module; course unit
a section or module in a course or curriculum
Examples
คอร์สkósคอร์สkós1course (class)2course (set/program)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten- (teens)3tens place/decadeหน่วยnùuaiหน่วยnùuai1unit (measurement)2unit; division3unit (math place value)4module; course unitและláeและláeand (coordinating)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแบบฝึกหัดbàep fèuk-hàtแบบฝึกหัดbàep fèuk-hàt1exercise(s); practice task(s) (in books/worksheets)2practice drill/training exerciseท้ายtáaiท้ายtáai1last; final2end; back; rear3rear; stern; tail end4footer; closing sectionทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)หน่วยnùuaiหน่วยnùuai1unit (measurement)2unit; division3unit (math place value)4module; course unit
This course has ten units and exercises at the end of every unit.
4NounB2
unit (math place value)
the ones place in numbers; a single-digit value of one
Examples
เลขlékเลขlék1number; numeral; digit2math; arithmetic (subject)3lottery number4numeric; numerical27มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเลขlékเลขlék1number; numeral; digit2math; arithmetic (subject)3lottery number4numeric; numericalสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondเป็นหลักbpen làkเป็นหลักbpen làk1mainly; primarily; chiefly2[to] serve as the main basis; be primaryสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten- (teens)3tens place/decadeและláeและláeand (coordinating)เลขเจ็ดlék jètเลขเจ็ดlék jètthe number seven; numeral 7เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsหลักหน่วยlàk nùuaiหลักหน่วยlàk nùuai1ones place; units place2units digit
In the number 27, the two is in the tens place and the seven is in the ones place.