เวรยาม(ween yaam)

Meanings

1NounB1

guard duty; watch

Scheduled duty of guarding or keeping watch, often done in rotating shifts.

Examples

คืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonightทหารtá-hăanทหารtá-hăan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเข้าเวรยามkâo wayn yaamเข้าเวรยามkâo wayn yaam[to] go on guard duty; [to] stand watchที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotชายแดนchaai daenชายแดนchaai daenborder; frontier
Tonight, the soldiers have to be on guard duty at the border.
2AdjectiveB1

on watch; on duty

Assigned to guard duty at a given time; on watch.

Examples

เมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun néeเมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun née1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)ทหารtá-hăanทหารtá-hăan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเข้าเวรยามkâo wayn yaamเข้าเวรยามkâo wayn yaam[to] go on guard duty; [to] stand watchตลอดทั้งdtà-lòt tángตลอดทั้งdtà-lòt tángthroughout; all throughคืนkeunคืนkeun1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4per (night) [prefix use]
Last night, the soldiers had to be on guard duty all night.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เวรwenเวรwen1duty; duty shift; rotation2karma; retribution3[!] damn; crap (mild curse)4evil; wicked (morally bad)Part 1
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ยามyaamยามyaam1time; period; at the time of (formal/lit.)2guard; watchman3watch duty; guard shift4quarter of the night (traditional)Part 2
เวรยามween yaamเวรยามween yaamguard duty; watch