อา(aa)
Meanings
1NounA2
paternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)
A paternal uncle or aunt who is younger than one’s father.
Examples
อาaaอาaa1respectful/familiar address for an adult peer of one’s parents2prefix (Pali/Skt.): “not-, without-”3paternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2reputation; renown3[to] be named; be calledเอกèkเอกèk1one; single; unique; exceptional2principal; primary3A; first class; first rank; top grade4major (field of study)5ace (playing card)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 expressionsน้องชายnóng chaaiน้องชายnóng chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master of
My uncle is named Ek; he is my father's younger brother.
2NounB1
respectful/familiar address for an adult peer of one’s parents
A polite/familiar term of address for an adult about the same age as one’s parents, whether related or not. Example: อาพาไปตลาด (uncle/aunt took [me] to the market)
Examples
หนูnŏoหนูnŏo1mouse; rat2you (addressing a child/younger person)3I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)เรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call out; summon; hail2[to] ask for; charge; demand3[to] recruit; enlist4[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); nameพี่pêeพี่pêe1older sibling2older person (informal address)ผู้หญิงpôo yĭngผู้หญิงpôo yĭng1woman; adult female (person)2women's; female (as modifier)ข้างบ้านkâang bâanข้างบ้านkâang bâan1next door; at the neighboring house2the house/people next door; neighbors3next-door; neighboring (as a modifier)4by the side of the houseว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอาaaอาaa1respectful/familiar address for an adult peer of one’s parents2prefix (Pali/Skt.): “not-, without-”3paternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)ได้ไหมdâi măiได้ไหมdâi măi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)คะkáคะkápolite particle (female; question softener)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2lifespan; service life3[to] be X years oldพอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyๆ-กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; base
Can I call the lady next door ‘aa’? She’s about the same age as my mom.
3NounC2
prefix (Pali/Skt.): “not-, without-”
A Pali/Sanskrit prefix meaning “not-, without-”, or a bound element in some learned compounds without a clear standalone meaning. Used only in learned compounds. Example: อธรรมอธรรมà-tam1injustice; unrighteousness; evil2immoral; unjust; unrighteous, อานุภาพอานุภาพaa-nú-pâap1might; formidable power2potency; efficacy (learned compounds)
Examples
บทความbòt kwaamบทความbòt kwaamarticle; essayนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เสนอsà-nĕrเสนอsà-nĕr1[to] propose; suggest2[to] present3[to] offer (for acceptance)4[to] submitว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeความยุติธรรมkwaam yú-dtì-tamความยุติธรรมkwaam yú-dtì-tamjustice; fairness; equityไม่ควรmâi kuuanไม่ควรmâi kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improperถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)กลบglòpกลบglòp1[to] cover with earth; backfill2[to] cover up; conceal; bury (lightly)3[to] drown out; mask; overpowerด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toอธรรมà-tamอธรรมà-tam1injustice; unrighteousness; evil2immoral; unjust; unrighteousที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotดำรงอยู่dam-rong yòoดำรงอยู่dam-rong yòo[to] continue to exist; persist; remainในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)โครงสร้างสังคมkrohng sâang săng-komโครงสร้างสังคมkrohng sâang săng-kom1the arrangement of roles and institutions in a society2social structure (sociological concept)
This article argues that justice should not be overshadowed by adharma embedded in social structures.