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¾èÍ  phaawF
pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai¾èÍ
IPApʰɔ̂ː
Royal Thai General Systempho

common Thai word   [noun]
definition
father

related wordsºÔ´Ò biL daaMfather
ºÔ´ÃbiL daawnM[see ºÔ´Ò ]
examples¤Ø³¾èÍkhoonM phaawF[respectful way to call one's father]
à¨éÒ¾èÍjaoF phaawFa god or spirit; godfather; very influential person; mogul
µÔ´¾èÍdtitL phaawFex-wife's children who live with their father
µÔ´¾èÍdtitL phaawF[is] close—and often dependent—on one's father [implying derogation]
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theeF phaawF maaeF lahmM baakL liiangH luukF ganM maaM gawF pheuuaF sohngL seermR luukF haiF banM looH theungR khwaamM wangR graL nanH
Parents struggle to bring up their children in order to support their children to reach their goals and desires.
¾èͧ͢phaawF khaawngRfather of
¾è͢عphaawF khoonRsovereign; king
¾èͤÃÑÇphaawF khruaaM[a male] chef; cook
¾èͤéÒphaawF khaaHmale merchant or trader
¾èͤسphaawF khoonM[title of comradarie given to friends]
¾èͨêÐphaawF jaHdad [addressed politely]
¾èÍà²èÒphaawF thaoFvenerable old man
¾è͵ÒphaawF dtaaMfather-in-law
¾èͺéÒ¹phaawF baanFhead of the household
¾èͺح¸ÃÃÁphaawF boonM thamMfoster father
¾èͼÑÇphaawF phuaaRfather of one's husband; father-in-law
¾èͼÑÇáÁè¼ÑÇphaawF phuaaR maaeF phuaaRparents in law (husband's parents)
¾èÍÁ´phaawF mohtHa wizard
¾èÍÁèÒÂphaawF maayFwidower
¾èÍÁÖ§phaawF meungM[a rude insult]
¾èÍàÁ×ͧphaawF meuuangMthe sovereign of an ancient city state
¾èÍáÁèphaawF maaeFparent
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phaawF maaeF thookH khohnM gawF haayR neuuayL laaeoH yaaL thahmM haiF phaawF gapL maaeF phitL wangR gawF laaeoH ganM
then every parent will no longer be weary. Please do not disappoint your parents.
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phaawF maaeF thookH khohnM naawkF jaakL bpraatL thaL naaM jaL haiF luukF maaM duuM laaeM aoM jaiM saiL laaeoH
Every parent, in addition to wishing that their child will come look after and take care of them,
¾èÍàÅÕé§phaawF liiangHstepfather
¾èÍ˹ÙphaawF nuuR[respectful honorific for a child]
¾èÍËÁéÒÂphaawF maayFwidower
áÁè¾èÍmaaeF phaawFparents
âÂÁ¾èÍyohmM phaawF[a 2nd person singular pronoun used by a Buddhist monk to refer to his father]
ÅÙ¡äÁèÁÕ¾èÍluukF maiF meeM phaawFillegitimate offspring
Çѹ¾èÍwanM phaawFFather's Day
ËÅǧ¾èÍluaangR phaawF[honorific for a high ranking monk]
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haakL luukF bpenM daiF dtaamM bpraatL thaL naaM phaawF maaeF thookH khohnM jaL maiF itL chaaR luukF leeuyM
If their child becomes what (their parents) wish, no parent will ever be jealous of their child.
sample
sentences
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dtangF dtaaeL theeF phaawF siiaR cheeM witH bpaiM khraawpF khruaaM raoM gawF dtaawngF yuuL ganM yaangL bpaakL gatL dteenM theepL
"Ever since my father passed away, our family has had to live a very meager existence."
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bprohkL gaL dtiL phaawF maiF kheeuyM thiiangR maaeF wanM neeH geertL thiiangR kheunF maaM maaeF ngengM phuutF maiF aawkL leeuyM
"Usually, my father does not fight with my mother; today, however they did have a fight. My mother was so confused that she could not even utter a single word."
¾è͵ͺÇèÒ äÁè·ÃÒº
phaawF dtaawpL waaF maiF saapF
"His father said he didn’t know."
à¾×è͹ÂÒ¡¨¹äÁèÁÕàÇÅÒ´Ù˹ѧÊ×Í Çѹ æ µéͧªèǾèÍáÁè·Ó§Ò¹äÁèÇèÒ§àÇé¹
pheuuanF yaakF johnM maiF meeM waehM laaM duuM nangR seuuR wanM wanM dtaawngF chuayF phaawF maaeF thahmM ngaanM maiF waangF wehnH
"My friend, who is very poor and has no time to study, has to help his mother and father in their business without fail."
Êͧ¤¹¹Ñé¹¶Ö§¡Ñº¹éÓµÒ«ÖÁ ¢³Ð¾º»Ð¾Ù´¤ØÂ¡Ñºà´ç¡¹Ñ¡àÃÕ¹àÃÕ¹ ¤¹ ·Õèµéͧ¡ÅÒÂà»ç¹à´ç¡¡Ó¾ÃéÒ¾èÍáÁèàÊÕ¾è;èÍáÁè¨Ò¡âÈ¡¹Ò¯¡ÃÃÁ¤Å×è¹ÂÑ¡Éì
saawngR khohnM nanH theungR gapL nahmH dtaaM seumM khaL naL phohpH bpaL phuutF khuyM gapL dekL nakH riianM riianM khohnM theeF dtaawngF glaayM bpenM dekL gahmM phraaH phaawF maaeF siiaR phaawF phaawF maaeF jaakL sohkL gaL naatF dtaL gamM khleuunF yak[s]H
"The two of them welled up with tears while they met with and talked to thirty orphaned students who lost both parents from the tsunami tragedy."

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