หัวเครื่อง(hŭua krêuuang)

Meanings

1NounB2

engine; engine head (chief mechanic)

The engine or power unit of a vehicle or machine; also, the chief mechanic/lead technician in charge of engines (esp. on a boat or in a workshop).

Examples

เครื่องเรือkrêuuang reuuaเครื่องเรือkrêuuang reuuaboat engine; marine engineดับdàpดับdàp1[to] go out; be extinguished2dead; lifeless (figurative/colloquial)3[to] extinguish; turn offอีกแล้วèek láewอีกแล้วèek láewagain; once more (often with annoyance)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightไปตามbpai dtaamไปตามbpai dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchหัวเครื่องhŭua krêuuangหัวเครื่องhŭua krêuuang1engine; engine head (chief mechanic)2chief lady-in-waiting (royal/archaic)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerซ่อมsômซ่อมsôm1[to] repair; fix2repair; fixing; repair workด่วนdùuanด่วนdùuan1urgent; immediate2urgent; express (service/class)3urgently; in a hurry
The boat engine died again. We need to go get the chief mechanic to fix it quickly.
2NounC2

chief lady-in-waiting (royal/archaic)

The head of female attendants in the royal court; a historical/archaic title for the chief lady-in-waiting.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ละครประวัติศาสตร์lá-kon bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatละครประวัติศาสตร์lá-kon bprà-wàt-dtì-sàathistorical drama; historical playเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)นางเอกnaang èkนางเอกnaang èk1leading actress2female lead (character); female protagonist3the 'main girl' (figurative, colloquial)ได้รับdâi rápได้รับdâi ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)ตำแหน่งdtam-nàengตำแหน่งdtam-nàeng1position; location; spot2position; post; job title; role3rank; status4slot; placement; orderเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsหัวเครื่องhŭua krêuuangหัวเครื่องhŭua krêuuang1engine; engine head (chief mechanic)2chief lady-in-waiting (royal/archaic)ดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; serviceความเรียบร้อยkwaam rîiap róiความเรียบร้อยkwaam rîiap rói1neatness; tidiness; orderliness2propriety; decorum; good manners3public order; peace and order4correctness; smooth completionของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsนางกำนัลnaang gam-nanนางกำนัลnaang gam-nanlady-in-waiting; female court attendant.ในวังหลวงnai wang lŭuangในวังหลวงnai wang lŭuangin the Grand Palace
In this historical drama, the protagonist receives the title of Head of Female Attendants, overseeing the ladies-in-waiting in the royal palace.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

หัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5beginning; initial part6classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins7to bud; to sprout8header; title; headlinePart 1
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เครื่องkrêuuangเครื่องkrêuuang1machine; engine; device2appliance; electrical device3equipment; gear4aircraft (colloq.); engine (aircraft)5classifier: machines/devices6embellishment/attire (classical)7assortment/set (pref.)Part 2
หัวเครื่องhŭua krêuuangหัวเครื่องhŭua krêuuangengine; engine head (chief mechanic)