แขวง(kwăeng)

Meanings

1NounB2

subdistrict (Bangkok); ward

an administrative subdistrict within Bangkok (a subdivision of a เขตเขตkèt1district (administrative)2area; zone3boundary; limit4jurisdiction); equivalent to ตำบลตำบลdtam-bon1subdistrict (administrative unit)2locality; place (dated/formal) in most other provinces

Examples

บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)อยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]แขวงkwăengแขวงkwăeng1subdistrict (Bangkok); ward2department field division; area office3quarter; locality (literary/dated)บางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slightจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)เขตkètเขตkèt1district (administrative)2area; zone3boundary; limit4jurisdictionพระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2honorific prefix/title3divine; holy (as modifier)4Buddha image; amuletโขนkŏhnโขนkŏhnKhon (Thai masked dance-drama)งngครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
My house is in Bang Chak subdistrict, Phra Khanong district.
2NounC1

department field division; area office

a local operational division or office of a government department responsible for a specific area (e.g., แขวงทางหลวง ‘highway district’)

Examples

ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)เจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] face; experience3[to] find; come acrossเสาไฟฟ้าsăo fai fáaเสาไฟฟ้าsăo fai fáautility pole; power poleล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to knock/fell down3to cancel/overturn4to collapse; fail5[to] overthrow; toppleต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightรีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)โทรแจ้งtoh jâengโทรแจ้งtoh jâeng1[to] notify by phone2[to] report by phone (to authorities)แขวงkwăengแขวงkwăeng1subdistrict (Bangkok); ward2department field division; area office3quarter; locality (literary/dated)การไฟฟ้าgaan fai fáaการไฟฟ้าgaan fai fáa1electricity authority; power utility (Thailand)2electricity service; power supply (service)ในพื้นที่nai péun-têeในพื้นที่nai péun-têein the area; on-site
If you see a fallen utility pole, you must quickly call the local electricity district office.
3NounC1

quarter; locality (literary/dated)

a quarter or locality of a town or region (older or literary usage)

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สมัยโบราณsà-măi boh-raanสมัยโบราณsà-măi boh-raan1ancient times; antiquity2ancient; from ancient timesผู้คนpôo konผู้คนpôo konpeople; the publicจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3foreign; from another place4each; respectively5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forแขวงkwăengแขวงkwăeng1subdistrict (Bangkok); ward2department field division; area office3quarter; locality (literary/dated)ต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3foreign; from another place4each; respectively5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forแคว้นkwáenแคว้นkwáenrealm; principality; regionจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เดินทางมาdern taang maaเดินทางมาdern taang maa[to] travel here; [to] comeรวมตัวกันruuam dtuua ganรวมตัวกันruuam dtuua gan1[to] gather; assemble2[to] unite; organize collectively3[to] coalesce; aggregate (science)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)แห่งนี้hàeng néeแห่งนี้hàeng née1here; this place (formal)2this (postposed, formal)
In ancient times, people from different quarters and regions would travel to gather at this market.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

แขkăeแขkăemoonPart 1
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วงwongวงwong1band; musical group2group; circle (of people)3classifier: sets (musical groups, rings)4circle; ring5ring; zone; tier6circuit; loopPart 2
แขวงkwăengแขวงkwăengsubdistrict (Bangkok); ward