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pleh-óf
Meanings
1NounB1
playoff (postseason/knockout stage)
A postseason or knockout stage held after the regular season to determine a champion or to decide which teams qualify for the next round.
Examples
ทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)เข้ารอบkâo rôpเข้ารอบkâo rôp[to] advance to the next roundเพลย์ออฟpleh-ófเพลย์ออฟpleh-óf1playoff (postseason/knockout stage)2playoff (tiebreak game/holes)3[to] play off; decide by a playoffแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
Our team has made it to the playoffs!
2NounB1
playoff (tiebreak game/holes)
An extra game, match, or set of holes used to break a tie immediately after regulation play (common in golf and other sports).
Examples
นักกอล์ฟnák gófนักกอล์ฟnák gófgolferสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleคะแนนká-naenคะแนนká-naen1score; point(s)2vote (counted choice)3rating; grade; mark4credit (academic points)เท่ากันtâo ganเท่ากันtâo gan1[to] be equal2equal; same amount/sizeเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightแข่งkàengแข่งkàeng1[to] compete2[to] raceเพลย์ออฟpleh-ófเพลย์ออฟpleh-óf1playoff (postseason/knockout stage)2playoff (tiebreak game/holes)3[to] play off; decide by a playoffเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)ผู้ชนะpôo chá-náผู้ชนะpôo chá-náwinner; victor
The two golfers have the same score, so they have to have a playoff to find the winner.
3VerbB2
[to] play off; decide by a playoff
To decide a winner by playing extra games, holes, or matches after a tie, or to have to go through a playoff round.
Examples
ทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitอันดับan dàpอันดับan dàprank; order; level3และláeและláeand (coordinating)4ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsตารางdtaa-raangตารางdtaa-raang1table; chart2schedule; timetable3grid; squared layout4square (grid unit)จะต้องjà dtôngจะต้องjà dtông1must; have to; be obliged to2be certain/inevitableมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเพลย์ออฟpleh-ófเพลย์ออฟpleh-óf1playoff (postseason/knockout stage)2playoff (tiebreak game/holes)3[to] play off; decide by a playoffกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)ทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitสุดท้ายsùt táaiสุดท้ายsùt táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimatelyที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)เลื่อนชั้นlêuuan chánเลื่อนชั้นlêuuan chán[to] be promoted (to a higher grade/level)
The 3rd and 4th placed teams in the table will have to play off against each other to find the final team to be promoted.
Word Breakdown
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เพลย์ออฟpleh-ófเพลย์ออฟpleh-ófplayoff (postseason/knockout stage)