หมู่บ้าน

mòo bâan

Meanings

1NounA2

village; hamlet

A village or small settlement; a community of households within a local administrative unit.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòoอาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòo[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitในหมู่nai mòoในหมู่nai mòoamong; amidst; within (a group)บ้านเล็กbâan lékบ้านเล็กbâan lék1small house2mistress; kept woman; second householdๆ-ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to; approachภูเขาpoo kăoภูเขาpoo kăo1mountain2range; mountain range
I live in a small village near the mountains.
2NounB1

housing estate; gated community

A planned residential development or subdivision (modern Thai usage).

Examples

พ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsย้ายไปอยู่yáai bpai yòoย้ายไปอยู่yáai bpai yòo[to] relocate; move to live (somewhere else)หมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to; approachรถไฟฟ้าrót fai fáaรถไฟฟ้าrót fai fáa1electric railway; metro; skytrain2electric train (vehicle/unit)
My parents moved to a new housing estate near the BTS.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

หมู่mòoหมู่mòo1group; cluster2classifier (groups; sets; swarms; clusters)3bound morpheme (หมู่-)4Moo (village unit; address)5category; classPart 1
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บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)Part 2
หมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâanvillage; hamlet