เดินสมุทร

dern sà-mùt

Meanings

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[to] sail; [to] make an ocean voyage

to travel by sea over long distances, typically of large ships; sometimes used to mean going overseas.

Examples

ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (younger brother of parent)2older man (form of address)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineทำงานบนtam-ngaan bonทำงานบนtam-ngaan bon1[to] work on [a surface/place]2[to] run on [a platform]เรือเดินสมุทรreuua dern sà-mùtเรือเดินสมุทรreuua dern sà-mùtocean-going ship; seagoing vesselเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)กลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return home
My uncle works on a sea-faring ship, so he doesn't get to come home often.