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½èÒ  faayL
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1.side; party; faction; group
2.[numerical classifier for factions]

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai½èÒÂ
IPAfàːj
Royal Thai General Systemfai

1. common Thai word   [noun]
definition
side; party; faction; group

related wordàÊéÒsaoF[to a treaty] party; faction
examples
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gaawngM gahmM langM faayL dtaawL dtaanF ratH thaL baanM
guerrilla
¼ÙéáÊ´§¹Ó½èÒªÒÂphuuF saL daaengM nahmM faayL chaayMactor
¼ÙéáÊ´§¹Ó½èÒÂË­Ô§phuuF saL daaengM nahmM faayL yingRactress
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fakL faiL faayL daiM faayL neungL
to be partisan, prejudiced or biased
½èÒ¢ÇÒfaayL khwaaRpolitical right; political conservative
½èÒ¢éÒ§¹éÍÂfaayL khaangF naawyHthe (political) minority
½èÒ¢éÒ§ÁÒ¡faayL khaangF maakFthe (political) majority
½èÒ¤éÒ¹faayL khaanHpolitical opposition party; political contrarian
½èÒ¨Ѵ¡ÒÃfaayL jatL gaanMmanagement staff
½èÒ«éÒÂfaayL saayHpolitical left; political liberal
½èÒÂà´ÕÂÇfaayL diaaoMone-sided
½èÒµç¢éÒÁfaayL dtrohngM khaamFthe opposition; the opposing party
½èÒ¸ØÃ¡ÒÃfaayL thooH raH gaanM[of a company's organization] the administrative side
½èÒºØë¹faayL boonRgovernmental civil service departments
½èÒºÙêfaayL buuHmilitary departments of the government
½èÒ¾ѹ¸ÁÔµÃfaayL phanM thaH mit[r]Han alliance; allies
½èÒÂÃѺfaayL rapHdefender; receiving faction
½èÒÂÃØ¡ÃÒ¹faayL rookH raanMaggressor; offender
½èÒÂÇÔªÒ¡ÒÃfaayL wiH chaaM gaanM[of a company's organization] the technical side
äÁè½Ñ¡ã½è½èÒÂã´maiF fakL faiL faayL daiMnonpartisan; impartial; indifferent; unbiased; unprejudiced; nondiscriminatory; objective; uncolored; neutral
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singL theeF bpenM aL nooH saL dtiL dteuuanM jaiM thookH faayL haiF dtaawngF khahmM neungM bpaiM theungR pheuuaF jaL daiF maiF gaaoF deernM bohnM khwaamM phitL phlaatF meuuanR gapL theeF kheeuyM geertL kheunF maaM laaeoH
Every faction should be mindful of and constantly remind themselves of (certain principles) in order to avoid treading down the wrong path as they have in the past.
sample
sentences
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phaL cheernM gapL graL saaeR gohtL danM jaakL gaanM meuuangM johnM bpaL riH dtaaekL aawkL bpenM saawngR faayL
"The Election Commission has encountered such a stream of pressure from the political process that it split into two factions."
¡ÃзÓãËéµèÒ§½èÒµèÒ§¾ÂÒÂÒÁàºè§ºÒÃÁÕãÊè¡Ñ¹ áÅÐà»Ô´ÈÖ¡áÂè§ÍÓ¹Ò¨ áÂè§à¡éÒÍÕéµÑÇÊӤѭ·Ñé§ã¹ÃѰºÒÅáÅÐÃѰÊÀÒÍÂèÒ§äÁèÅ´ÃÒÇÒÈÍ¡¡Ñ¹
graL thahmM haiF dtaangL faayL dtaangL phaH yaaM yaamM behngL baaM raH meeM saiL ganM laeH bpeertL seukL yaaengF ahmM naatF yaaengF gaoF eeF dtuaaM sahmR khanM thangH naiM ratH thaL baanM laeH ratH saL phaaM yaangL maiF lohtH raaM waaM saawkL ganM
"This causes each faction to flex their own paper against each other and to create struggles to wrest power from each other. They are fighting over important positions both within the government and the legislature, each one unwilling to give even one inch."
¡ÒÃà¤Å×è͹äËÇ·Ò§¡ÒÃàÁ×ͧã¹ËÅÒ ¤ÃÑ駢ͧà¢Òºè§ºÍ¡¶Ö§¡ÒÃà»ç¹»¯Ô»Ñ¡Éì¡Ñº½èÒ·ËÒêѴਹ
gaanM khleuuanF waiR thaangM gaanM meuuangM naiM laayR khrangH khaawngR khaoR bohngL baawkL theungR gaanM bpenM bpaL dtiL bpak[s]L gapL faayL thaH haanR chatH jaehnM
"His many political activities indicate that he will clearly be antagonistic toward the military faction."
¢éÍËÒËÁÔè¹¾ÃкÃÁà´ªÒ¹ØÀÒ¾·ÕèËÅÒ½èÒÂâËÁ¡ÃÐ˹èÓãÊèà¢Ò ¶×Íà»ç¹¢éÍ¡ÅèÒÇËÒ·ÕèÃØ¹áçÁÒ¡ ÁÕ¾ÅÒ¹ØÀÒ¾ÊÙ§ÂÔè§ã¹´éÒ¹¤´Õ¤ÇÒÁ
khaawF haaR minL phraH baawM rohmM maH daehM chaaM nooH phaapF theeF laayR faayL hohmR graL nahmL saiL khaoR theuuR bpenM khaawF glaaoL haaR theeF roonM raaengM maakF meeM phaH laaM nooH phaapF suungR yingF naiM daanF khaH deeM khwaamM
"The charge of lese majesty with which many factions have attacked him is considered a very serious accusation which has powerful repercussions under law."
á¢è§¿ØµºÍÅàÁ×èÍÇÒ¹¹Õé ¼ÙéÃÑ¡ÉÒ»ÃеٷÑé§Êͧ½èÒ¡ҧÁØé§ÃÍÃѺ¨¹à¡×ͺËÁ´àÇÅÒ¶Ö§ä´éÁÕ¡ÒÃÂÔ§»Ãе١ѹ
khaengL footH baawnM meuuaF waanM neeH phuuF rakH saaR bpraL dtuuM thangH saawngR faayL gaangM moongH raawM rapH johnM geuuapL mohtL waehM laaM theungR daiF meeM gaanM yingM bpraL dtuuM ganM
"In yesterday's football match the goalkeepers on both sides stood around twiddling their thumbs until the very end of the game when the teams were able to take shots on goal."
àª×èÍÇèÒËÅÒ½èÒ¤§äÁè¢Ñ´¢éͧ áÅÐàËç¹´éÇ¡Ѻá¹Ç·Ò§¹Õé´éÇ«éÓ à¾ÃÒд٨Ðà¢éÒ·Õèà¢éÒ·Ò§¡ÇèÒÃٻẺà´ÔÁ
cheuuaF waaF laayR faayL khohngM maiF khatL khaawngF laeH henR duayF gapL naaeoM thaangM neeH duayF sahmH phrawH duuM jaL khaoF theeF khaoF thaangM gwaaL ruupF baaepL deermM
"We believe that many of the factions will not object and will agree with these paths, because they see that (these paths) will fall into place better than the original did."
µéͧãËéâÍ¡ÒʡѺ·Ø¡½èÒÂä´éÁÕÊèǹÃèÇÁÍÂèÒ§àµçÁ·Õèà·èÒ·Õè¨Ð·Óä´é ¶éÒà¢ÒÂѧ´×éÍá¾è§»Ñ­ËÒ¨ÐÅØ¡ÅÒÁ
dtaawngF haiF ohM gaatL gapL thookH faayL daiF meeM suaanL ruaamF yaangL dtemM theeF thaoF theeF jaL thahmM daiF thaaF khaoR yangM deuuF phaaengF bpanM haaR jaL lookH laamM
"One must give each fraction a chance to fully participate to the extent that they are able to. If they are still disobedient, the problem will expand and spread out."
·Ñé§½èÒÂÃѰºÒÅáÅнèÒ¤éÒ¹â¨ÁµÕáÅеͺâµé¡Ñ¹ÍÂèÒ§´Øà´×Í´àÅ×Í´¾ÅèÒ¹
thangH faayL ratH thaL baanM laeH faayL khaanH johmM dteeM laeH dtaawpL dtohF ganM yaangL dooL deuuatL leuuatF phlaanF
"Both the government side and the opposition attacked and counterattacked furiously."
·ÓäÁ¨Ö§äÁ診äÁèÊÔé¹àÊÕ·աѺ¤ÇÒÁ¢Ñ´áÂé§ áµ¡á¡¡Ñ¹à»ç¹½èÒ ¡ÅèÒÇËҡѹ¶Ö§Ê¶ÒºÑ¹àº×éͧÊÙ§
thahmM maiM jeungM maiF johpL maiF sinF siiaR theeM gapL khwaamM khatL yaaengH dtaaekL yaaekF ganM bpenM faayL glaaoL haaR ganM theungR saL thaaR banM beuuangF suungR
"Why is it, then, that we cannot cease our conflicts, our breaking into factions, (and) our accusing institutions of the highest order?"
·Ø¡½èÒ¡ÓÅѧ¤é¹ËÒÊÒà˵ØÇèÒà¡Ô´à˵ءÒóìÍØ¡ÍÒ¨¹Õé¢Öé¹ÁÒä´éÍÂèÒ§äÃ
thookH faayL gahmM langM khohnH haaR saaR haehtL waaF geertL haehtL gaan[n]M ookL aatL neeH kheunF maaM daiF yaangL raiM
"Each faction is looking into the reason why something this brazen and offensive could have come about."
¾Ãä¹Õ鵡à»ç¹½èÒµÑé§ÃѺäÁè¶Ö§¢éÒÁ¤×¹ ¡çµÑé§¡ÃÒ´¡èÍ¡Óá¾§ÃѺÈÖ¡·Ñ¹·Õ
phakH neeH dtohkL bpenM faayL dtangF rapH maiF theungR khaamF kheuunM gawF dtangF graatL gaawL gahmM phaaengM rapH seukL thanM theeM
"Overnight, the party shifted to the defensive and immediately built walls around themselves ready to repel the enemy."
äÁè¹èÒàª×èÍÇèÒà¾Õ§á¤èàÇÅÒäÁè¶Ö§à´×͹ËÅѧ¡ÒÃàÅ×Í¡µÑé§¾Ãä¹Ñé¹ä´éª¹ÐàÅ×Í¡µÑé§ áµè¡ÅѺµéͧà»ç¹½èÒµÑé§ÃѺ·Ò§¡ÒÃàÁ×ͧª¹Ô´¶Í¡ÃÙ´
maiF naaF cheuuaF waaF phiiangM khaaeF waehM laaM maiF theungR deuuanM langR gaanM leuuakF dtangF phakH nanH daiF chaH naH leuuakF dtangF dtaaeL glapL dtaawngF bpenM faayL dtangF rapH thaangM gaanM meuuangM chaH nitH thaawyR gruutL
"It is unbelievable that not even one month after winning the election, the party was put on the defensive in the political arena and was retreating in disarray."
äÁèÁÕÍÐäùèÒà»ç¹Ëèǧà¾ÃÒФ¹ä·ÂÁÕ¤ÇÒÁàÍ×éÍÍÒ·ÃÍÐÅØéÁÍÅèǵè͡ѹáÅÐà¨éÒ˹éÒ·ÕèµÓÃǨ¡çä´éÃѺ¤ÇÒÁÃèÇÁÁ×Í´Õ¨Ò¡·Ø¡½èÒÂ
maiF meeM aL raiM naaF bpenM huaangL phrawH khohnM thaiM meeM khwaamM euuaF aaM thaawnM aL looH maawM luayF dtaawL ganM laeH jaoF naaF theeF dtahmM ruaatL gawF daiF rapH khwaamM ruaamF meuuM deeM jaakL thookH faayL
"There is nothing to be worried about because Thais know how to compromise with each other and the police have received excellent cooperation from all parties involved."
ÊèǹĴ١ÒÃâ¡ÂéÒ¹Ò·ËÒà ÁÕËÅÒ¤¹à¡Ã§¨ÐÁÕ¡ÒÃÂéÒÂÅéÒ§ºÒ§ à¾×èÍàªç¤ºÔšŨèÁÍÓ¹Ò¨ãËÁè·Õ赡à»ç¹½èÒÂà¾ÅÕè§¾ÅéÓ
suaanL reuH duuM gaanM yohkF yaayH naayM thaH haanR meeM laayR khohnM graehngM jaL meeM gaanM yaayH laangH baangM pheuuaF chekH binM gloomL ahmM naatF maiL theeF dtohkL bpenM faayL phliiangF phlaahmH
"During the military reassignment season many people are afraid of a total purge in order to take to task the new power clique which has found itself on the wrong side."
ÊÔ¹ÊÁÃÊËÁÒ¶֧·ÃѾÂìÊÔ¹·Õè¤ÙèÊÁÃÊä´éÁÒÃÐËÇèÒ§ÊÁÃÊ ËÃ×Í·Õè½èÒÂã´½èÒÂ˹Öè§ä´éÁÒÃÐËÇèÒ§ÊÁÃÊâ´Â¾Ô¹Ñ¡ÃÃÁ ËÃ×Íâ´Â¡ÒÃãËéà»ç¹Ë¹Ñ§Ê×Í
sinR sohmR rohtH maayR theungR sap[y]H sinR theeF khuuF sohmR rohtH daiF maaM raH waangL sohmR rohtH reuuR theeF faayL daiM faayL neungL daiF maaM raH waangL sohmR rohtH dooyM phiH naiM gamM reuuR dooyM gaanM haiF bpenM nangR seuuR
"Marital property means assets which the married couple earned or acquired while they were married or where one party or the other received during the marriage by inheritance or by contractual transfer."
˹ѧÊ×;ÔÁ¾ì©ºÑº¹Õéá·§¡Ñê¡ à¢Õ¹ʹѺʹع·Ñé§½èÒÂÃѰºÒÅáÅнèÒ¤éÒ¹
nangR seuuR phim[p]M chaL bapL neeH thaaengM gakH khiianR saL napL saL noonR thangH faayL ratH thaL baanM laeH faayL khaanH
"This edition of the newspaper is hedging its bets; (the editors) wrote an article which supports both the government and the opposition."
˹ѧÊ×;ÔÁ¾ìà»ç¹µÑÇá»ÃÊӤѭ¡´´Ñ¹ãËé½èÒ·Õèà»Ô´©Ò¡¤Ø¡¤ÒÁµéͧà»ç¹½èÒ¶ÍÂÃ蹡ÅѺä»
nangR seuuR phim[p]M bpenM dtuaaM bpraaeM sahmR khanM gohtL danM haiF faayL theeF bpeertL chaakL khookH khaamM dtaawngF bpenM faayL thaawyR rohnF glapL bpaiM
"The newspaper was an important factor in forcing the faction that began as a threat to reverse itself and retreat."
2.   [classifier]
definition
[numerical classifier for factions]

enumerated
nouns
½èÒÂÃØ¡ÃÒ¹faayL rookH raanMaggressor; offender
½èÒÂÃѺfaayL rapHdefender; receiving faction

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