เปลี่ยนข้าง(bplìian kâang)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] switch sides

to move from one side to the opposite side, such as in a game, sport, or debate.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterแข่งเทนนิสkàeng ten-nítแข่งเทนนิสkàeng ten-níttennis match; tennis competitionผู้เล่นpôo lênผู้เล่นpôo lên1player; gamer2key participant; major playerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เปลี่ยนข้างbplìian kâangเปลี่ยนข้างbplìian kâang1[to] switch sides2[to] change allegiance; defectหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)จบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3[to] graduate4finished; over; done5[to] drop it; end (discussion/argument)เกมgaymเกมgaym1game; match2video game3set (in sports)แรกrâekแรกrâek1first; earliest; initial2at first; initially3classifier: first time/round/period
In a tennis match, players switch sides after the first game.
2VerbB2

[to] change allegiance; defect

to change one's loyalty or affiliation to an opposing group, team, or party.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten- (teens)3tens place/decadeปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal yearแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)สุดท้ายsùt táaiสุดท้ายsùt táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimatelyก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเปลี่ยนข้างbplìian kâangเปลี่ยนข้างbplìian kâang1[to] switch sides2[to] change allegiance; defectไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationคู่แข่งkôo kàengคู่แข่งkôo kàeng1competitor; rival2opponent
He worked with us for ten years, but in the end, he switched sides to a competitor company.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เปลี่ยนbplìianเปลี่ยนbplìian1[to] change; become different2[to] switch; replace; exchange3[to] change; transfer (clothes/transport/etc.)Part 1
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ข้างkâangข้างkâang1beside; next to; by2side; lateral (modifier)3side; flank4side; party (in a dispute or game)Part 2
เปลี่ยนข้างbplìian kâangเปลี่ยนข้างbplìian kâang[to] switch sides