เคลื่อนไหว(klêuuan wăi)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] move

to change position or make motion; also to cause [sb]/[sth] to move

Examples

ลูกแมวlôok maeoลูกแมวlôok maeokitten; baby catเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเคลื่อนไหวklêuuan wăiเคลื่อนไหวklêuuan wăi1[to] move2[to] act; take action3movement; motion4activist movement; mobilizationบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พรมpromพรมprom1carpet; rug2[to] sprinkle; spray lightlyอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)ช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateๆ-
The kitten starts to move on the carpet slowly.
2NounA2

movement; motion

the act or state of moving; general motion or activity

Examples

ใบไม้bai máaiใบไม้bai máaileaf; leaves; foliageบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)เคลื่อนไหวklêuuan wăiเคลื่อนไหวklêuuan wăi1[to] move2[to] act; take action3movement; motion4activist movement; mobilizationเบาๆbao baoเบาๆbao bao1gently; softly; quietly; lightly; slightly; mildly2casually; in a relaxed way; not too seriouslyตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)ลมlomลมlom1wind2breeze; draft3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)5gas; flatulence
The leaves on the tree move gently with the wind.
3VerbB1

[to] act; take action

to take steps or make efforts, especially in response to an issue or situation

Examples

หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)เกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2born (indicating birthplace/time)3to happen; occur; arise4if (เกิด…); too; overly (เกิด…ไป)ปัญหาbpan-hăaปัญหาbpan-hăa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)โรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเคลื่อนไหวklêuuan wăiเคลื่อนไหวklêuuan wăi1[to] move2[to] act; take action3movement; motion4activist movement; mobilizationโดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughจัดประชุมjàt bprà-chumจัดประชุมjàt bprà-chum[to] hold/organize a meetingผู้ปกครองpôo bpòk-krongผู้ปกครองpôo bpòk-krong1parent/guardian2ruler; governorสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa nâaสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa nâa1next week2next week (time expression)
After the problem occurred, the school began to take action by arranging a parents’ meeting next week.
4NounB1

activist movement; mobilization

organized collective action for social or political change; mobilization of people

Examples

กลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1[to] group; cluster2group (classification label)3group; clusterนักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilรวมตัวกันruuam dtuua ganรวมตัวกันruuam dtuua gan1[to] gather; assemble2[to] unite; organize collectively3[to] coalesce; aggregate (science)เคลื่อนไหวklêuuan wăiเคลื่อนไหวklêuuan wăi1[to] move2[to] act; take action3movement; motion4activist movement; mobilizationเรียกร้องrîak róngเรียกร้องrîak róng1[to] demand; call for; press for2[to] appeal for; urge (publicly)3[to] claim (rights/compensation)ความปลอดภัยkwaam bplòt paiความปลอดภัยkwaam bplòt pai1safety2securityในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)โรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)
A group of students organized a movement to demand school safety.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

การเคลื่อนที่gaan klêuuan têeการเคลื่อนที่gaan klêuuan têe1movement2motion (physics)
  • movement
  • motion (physics)
ขยับตัวkà-yàp dtuuaขยับตัวkà-yàp dtuua1[to] move oneself slightly; shift; budge; scoot2[to] begin to act; show movement/progress
  • [to] move oneself slightly; shift; budge; scoot
  • [to] begin to act; show movement/progress
เคลื่อนที่klêuuan têeเคลื่อนที่klêuuan têe1[to] move; be in motion2mobile; movable
  • [to] move; be in motion
  • mobile; movable
ขบวนการkà-buan gaanขบวนการkà-buan gaan1syndicate; ring; organized network2process; mechanism; system3movement (organized social/political group)
  • syndicate; ring; organized network
  • process; mechanism; system
  • movement (organized social/political group)
ขยับkà-yàpขยับkà-yàp1[to] move slightly; shift2[to] make room3[to] advance slightly; move up4[to] adjust; tweak
  • [to] move slightly; shift
  • [to] make room
  • [to] advance slightly; move up
  • [to] adjust; tweak

Word Breakdown

เคลื่อนklêuuanเคลื่อนklêuuan1[to] move; shift; budge2[to] be displaced; dislocate3[to] proceed; advance (formal/lit.)Part 1
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ไหวwăiไหวwăi1[to] be able to; manage to2[to] shake; tremble; quiver3sensitive; responsive (to stimuli)4[to] sense; perceive (subtle or spiritual)Part 2
เคลื่อนไหวklêuuan wăiเคลื่อนไหวklêuuan wăi[to] move