เกณฑ์ทหาร(gayn tá-hăan)

Meanings

1NounB2

military conscription; the draft (lottery)

the system or process of compulsory military service; the draft, especially the Thai draft lottery.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2[to] suffice; be enough3quite; rather; fairly4as soon as; when5enough; sufficientlyอายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2[to] be X years old3lifespan; service lifeถึงกำหนดtĕung gam-nòtถึงกำหนดtĕung gam-nòtdue; time has comeผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)ชายไทยchaai thaiชายไทยchaai thaiThai manส่วนใหญ่sùuan yàiส่วนใหญ่sùuan yài1mostly; mainly; largely2the majority; most3most (of); the majority ofก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; bound to2must; have toไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)เกณฑ์ทหารgayn tá-hăanเกณฑ์ทหารgayn tá-hăan1military conscription; the draft (lottery)2[to] conscript [sb]; [to] undergo the draft
When they reach the required age, most Thai men have to go through the military draft.
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ช่วงchûuangเดือนเมษายนdeuuan may-săa-yonของkŏngทุกปีtúk bpeeจะเป็นjà bpenฤดูréu-dooเกณฑ์ทหารgayn tá-hăanในnaiประเทศไทยbprà-têet tai
April of every year is the military draft season in Thailand.
ปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banมีmeeข้อถกเถียงkô tòk tĭiangในnaiสังคมsăng-komมากมายmâak maaiเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpระบบrá-bòpการgaanเกณฑ์ทหารgayn tá-hăanว่าwâaควรkuuanมีmeeต่อไปdtòr bpaiหรือไม่rĕu mâi
Currently, there are many social debates about whether the military draft system should be continued.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatวันwanเกณฑ์ทหารgayn tá-hăanเต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuaiความตื่นเต้นkwaam dtèun dtênและláeความกดดันkwaam gòt-danโดยเฉพาะdoi chá-pórตอนdtonจับใบดำใบแดงjàp bai dam bai daeng
The atmosphere on draft day is full of excitement and pressure, especially during the drawing of black and red lots.
2VerbB2

[to] conscript [sb]; [to] undergo the draft

to conscript people for military service, or (for eligible men) to go through the draft process.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2[to] suffice; be enough3quite; rather; fairly4as soon as; when5enough; sufficientlyอายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2[to] be X years old3lifespan; service lifeครบkrópครบkróp1in full; completely2complete; full; all present3[time] to be complete; to reach the full term21ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2classifier: yearsผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)ชายไทยchaai thaiชายไทยchaai thaiThai manส่วนใหญ่sùuan yàiส่วนใหญ่sùuan yài1mostly; mainly; largely2the majority; most3most (of); the majority ofจะต้องjà dtôngจะต้องjà dtông1be certain/inevitable2must; have to; be obliged toไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)เกณฑ์ทหารgayn tá-hăanเกณฑ์ทหารgayn tá-hăan1military conscription; the draft (lottery)2[to] conscript [sb]; [to] undergo the draft
When they turn 21, most Thai men have to go through the military draft process.
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เขาkăoเรียนriianรดrótเพื่อpêuuaจะได้jà dâaiไม่ต้องmâi dtôngไปbpaiเกณฑ์ทหารgayn tá-hăanตอนdtonเรียนจบriian jòp
He studied the Reserve Officers' Training Corps so he wouldn't have to be conscripted after graduation.
ในอดีตnai à-dèetบางbaangประเทศbprà-tâetเคยkoeiเกณฑ์ทหารgayn tá-hăanตั้งแต่อายุยังน้อยdtâng dtàe aa-yú yang nóiเพื่อpêuuaไปรบbpai rópในnaiสงครามsŏng-kraam
In the past, some countries used to conscript people at a very young age to fight in wars.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanกำลังgam-langพิจารณาpí-jàa-rá-naaว่าwâaจะjàเปลี่ยนbplìianระบบrá-bòpจากjàakการgaanเกณฑ์ทหารgayn tá-hăanมาmaaเป็นระบบbpen rá-bòpสมัครใจsà-màk jaiทั้งหมดtáng mòtหรือไม่rĕu mâi
The government is considering whether to change the system from conscription to an all-volunteer system.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เกณฑ์gehnเกณฑ์gehn1criterion; standard; benchmark2threshold; cutoff3[to] draft [sb]; conscript [sb]Part 1
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ทหารtá-hăanทหารtá-hăan1military (as modifier)2the military; armed forces3soldier; service memberPart 2
เกณฑ์ทหารgayn tá-hăanเกณฑ์ทหารgayn tá-hăanmilitary conscription; the draft (lottery)