อุทก
ù-tók
Meanings
1NounC1
water (formal/literary)
A formal, literary, or scientific word for water, often used as a component in compound words related to water or floods (e.g., อุทกภัยอุทกภัยù-tók-gà-paiflood; flooding - flood).
Examples
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2the government; public sectorประกาศเตือนbprà-gàat dteuuanประกาศเตือนbprà-gàat dteuuan1warning announcement2[to] issue a warning; [to] alert (publicly)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1the public; the people (citizens of a country)2citizenry (collective)3classifier: คนในพื้นที่nai péun-têeในพื้นที่nai péun-têein the area; on-siteเสี่ยงsìiangเสี่ยงsìiang1risky; hazardous2[to] draw lots; cast lots (ritual)3[to] risk; take a riskเตรียมรับมือdtriiam ráp meuuเตรียมรับมือdtriiam ráp meuu[to] prepare to deal with [sth]; brace for [sth]กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ปัญหาbpan-hăaปัญหาbpan-hăa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)อุทกภัยù-tók-gà-paiอุทกภัยù-tók-gà-paiflood; flooding
The government warned people in at-risk areas to prepare for the problem of flooding (water disaster).
Related Words
Similar Meaning
วารีwaa-reeวารีwaa-reewater (poetic/literary); waters
water (poetic/literary); waters
ชลchonชลchon1prefix/form meaning water-2water; aquatic (formal/combining form)
- prefix/form meaning water-
- water; aquatic (formal/combining form)
ชลธารchon-lá-taanชลธารchon-lá-taanriver; stream (literary)
river; stream (literary)
น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)
- water
- liquid; fluid
- juice; extract
- sauce; broth
- bodily fluid (in compounds)
คงคาkong-kaaคงคาkong-kaa1Ganga; the Ganges River (Skt.-derived)2Goddess Ganga (personified river)
- Ganga; the Ganges River (Skt.-derived)
- Goddess Ganga (personified river)