อา
aaMeanings
1NounA2
paternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)
A paternal uncle or aunt who is younger than one’s father.
Examples
อาaaอาaa1paternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)2ah3uncle; aunt (familiar address)4prefix (Pali/Skt.): toward; near; throughoutของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownเอกèkเอกèk1major (field of study)2one; single; unique; exceptional3principal; primary4A; first class; first rank; top grade5ace (playing card)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)น้องชายnóng chaaiน้องชายnóng chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figure
My uncle is named Ek; he is my father's younger brother.
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Tomorrow my uncle will take us to visit grandpa.
อาaaสาวsăaoของkŏngหนูnŏoทำงานtam ngaanที่têeโรงพยาบาลrohng-pá-yaa-baanเธอterเป็นbpenน้องสาวnóng săaoของkŏngพ่อpôr
My aunt works at a hospital; she is my father's younger sister.
เมื่อmêuuaอาaaกลับมาglàp maaจากjàakต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtเขาkăoมักmákเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangตอนdtonเป็นbpenน้องnóngของkŏngพ่อpôrให้hâiลูกหลานlôok lăanฟังfang
When my uncle returns from upcountry, he often tells the children stories about being Dad’s younger sibling.
2InterjectionA2
ah
A sound used to express pleasure, relief, or another strong feeling.
3NounB1
uncle; aunt (familiar address)
A familiar or respectful term of address for an unrelated adult regarded as a younger sibling of one's father.
Examples
หนูnŏoหนูnŏo1mouse; rat2I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)3you (addressing a child/younger person)เรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionพี่pêeพี่pêe1older sibling2older person (informal address)3I; you (for the older person)ผู้หญิงpôo yĭngผู้หญิงpôo yĭng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)ข้างบ้านkâang bâanข้างบ้านkâang bâan1next door; at the neighboring house2the house/people next door; neighbors3by the side of the house4next-door; neighboring (as a modifier)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอาaaอาaa1paternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)2ah3uncle; aunt (familiar address)4prefix (Pali/Skt.): toward; near; throughoutได้ไหมdâi măiได้ไหมdâi măi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)คะkáคะká1polite particle (female; question softener)2polite address or response particle (female speech)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2[to] be X years old3lifespan; service lifeพอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenๆ-กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; base
Can I call the lady next door ‘aa’? She’s about the same age as my mom.
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พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanในnaiร้านráanบอกbòkกับgàpลูกค้าlûuk-káaวัยกลางคนwai glaang konอย่างyàangสุภาพsù-pâapว่าwâaอาaaครับkrápเชิญchernทางนี้taang néeครับkráp
The staff politely said to a middle-aged customer, ‘Aa, this way please.’
เวลาway-laaไปbpaiตลาดจีนdtà-làat jeenแม่ค้าmâe-káaหลายคนlăai konให้เราhâi raoเรียกrîakเขาkăoว่าwâaอาaaเพื่อให้pêuua hâiรู้สึกrúu-sèukเป็นกันเองbpen gan eng
When we go to the Chinese market, many vendors have us call them ‘aa’ to create a friendly atmosphere.
ในกลุ่มnai glùmคนkonเชื้อสายchéuua săaiจีนjeenคำว่าkam wâaอาaaมักmákใช้cháiเรียกrîakผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiที่têeอายุaa-yúไล่เลี่ยlâi lîiaกับgàpพ่อแม่pôr mâeแม้máeไม่ได้mâi dâaiเกี่ยวดองgìiao dongกันganเพื่อpêuuaแสดงsà-daengความเคารพkwaam kao-rópแต่dtàeเป็นกันเองbpen gan eng
Among people of Chinese descent, the term ‘aa’ is often used to address adults around one’s parents’ age, even if not related, to show respectful familiarity.
4NounC2
prefix (Pali/Skt.): toward; near; throughout
A learned prefix from Pali/Sanskrit ā-, with meanings such as toward, near, or throughout, sometimes intensifying the following element.
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkobstacle; barrier; hindranceอาaaอาaa1paternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)2ah3uncle; aunt (familiar address)4prefix (Pali/Skt.): toward; near; throughoutในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toบาลีbaa-leeบาลีbaa-lee1Pali (language)2Pali (as a field of study)และláeและláeand (coordinating)สันสกฤตsăn-sà-grìtสันสกฤตsăn-sà-grìtSanskrit (language)อาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)มีความหมายmee kwaam-măaiมีความหมายmee kwaam-măai[to] have meaning; [to] be meaningfulว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’หรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)ทั่วถึงtûua tĕungทั่วถึงtûua tĕung1thorough; comprehensive; throughout; comprehensively2[to] reach all; be accessible to all; cover every part
The teacher explained that the prefix ā- in words derived from Pali and Sanskrit can convey movement toward something or a sense of extending throughout.
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ในnaiคำว่าkam wâaอาaaคตkótซึ่งsêungแปลว่าbplae wâaมาแล้วmaa láewอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkอาaaที่têeเติมdtermหน้าnâaธาตุtâatช่วยchûuaiสื่อsèuuว่าwâaการเคลื่อนที่gaan klêuuan têeนั้นnánมุ่งmûngเข้ามาkâo maa
In the word āgata, meaning 'having come,' the prefix ā- attached to the root helps give the movement an inward or approaching direction.
การตีความgaan dtee kwaamอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkอาaaต้องdtôngพิจารณาpí-jàa-rá-naaคำkamที่têeประกอบbprà-gòpอยู่yòoด้วยdûuayเพราะpráwบางคำbaang kamสื่อถึงsùue tĕungการเข้ามาgaan kâo maaหรือrĕuเข้าใกล้kâo-glâiขณะที่kà-nà têeบางคำbaang kamใช้cháiเน้นnénความหมายkwaam măaiของkŏngส่วนsùuanที่têeตามมาdtaam maa
Interpreting the prefix ā- requires considering the word it forms part of, since in some words it conveys coming toward or drawing near, while in others it intensifies the meaning of the following element.
หากhàakยึดyéutคำแปลkam bplaeของkŏngอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkอาaaว่าwâaทั่วถึงtûua tĕungอย่างyàangตายตัวdtaai dtuuaโดยdoiไม่mâiคำนึงถึงkam-neung tĕungธาตุtâatที่têeประกอบbprà-gòpและláeพัฒนาการpát-tá-naa-gaanทางtaangความหมายkwaam măaiก็gâwอาจàatคลาดเคลื่อนklâat klêuuanจากjàakนัยnaiที่têeคำบาลีkam baa-leeหรือrĕuสันสกฤตsăn-sà-grìtนั้นnánสื่อsèuuจริงjing
Rigidly interpreting the prefix ā- as 'throughout,' without considering the root it combines with and the development of its meaning, may misrepresent what the Pali or Sanskrit word actually conveys.