เคลื่อนตัว(klêuuan dtuua)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] move; start moving; get underway

to begin to move or continue moving from a stationary or slow state (intransitive), e.g., vehicles, traffic, crowds

Examples

รถบัสrót bátรถบัสrót bátbus; coachเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเคลื่อนตัวklêuuan dtuuaเคลื่อนตัวklêuuan dtuua1[to] move; start moving; get underway2[to] shift/advance (of a system or mass)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
The bus has started to move.
2VerbB1

[to] shift/advance (of a system or mass)

to move gradually in a direction (intransitive), especially of storms, weather systems, fronts, or large groups

Examples

พายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1typhoon; cyclone2storm (figurative)3stormกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofเคลื่อนตัวklêuuan dtuuaเคลื่อนตัวklêuuan dtuua1[to] move; start moving; get underway2[to] shift/advance (of a system or mass)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathทิศใต้tít dtâiทิศใต้tít dtâisouth; southern direction
The storm is moving towards the south.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เคลื่อนklêuuanเคลื่อนklêuuan1[to] move; shift; budge2[to] be displaced; dislocate3[to] proceed; advance (formal/lit.)Part 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)Part 2
เคลื่อนตัวklêuuan dtuuaเคลื่อนตัวklêuuan dtuua[to] move; start moving; get underway