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"old (formal)" in Thai

ชรา
Old. The Thai for "old" is "ชรา".
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Literal Breakdown

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The 10th consonant of the Thai alphabet ช
The 35th consonant of the Thai alphabet ร
vowel a (long version) -า

Summary

The Thai translation for “old (formal)” is ชรา. The Thai, ชรา, can be broken down into 3 parts:"The 10th consonant of the Thai alphabet" (ช), "The 35th consonant of the Thai alphabet" (ร) and "vowel a (long version)" (-า).

See also

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old (for people or animals) แก่
old เก่า
ancient; old-fashioned โบราณ

Examples of "old" in use

There are 24 examples of the Thai word for "old" being used:
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a chicken and an old man ไก่และชายชรา
nursing home; old people’s home บ้านพักคนชรา
an old lady หญิงชราหนึ่งคน
an old man and a refrigerator ชายชราและตู้เย็น
I didn’t believe the old man at all. ฉันไม่เชื่อชายชราเลย
The old woman was home alone. หญิงชราอยู่บ้านคนเดียว
an old woman in a second-hand bookstore หญิงชราในร้านหนังสือมือสอง
An old woman and her dog were in the car. หญิงชรากับสุนัขของเธออยู่ในรถ
An old lady lives upstairs. ผู้หญิงชราอาศัยอยู่ชั้นบน
an old woman on a ladder cleaning windows หญิงชราเช็ดหน้าต่างบนบันได

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old (formal)
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an old lady,
An old lady lives upstairs.,
I didn’t believe the old man at all.,
Our grandfather is very old.
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Acknowledgements

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Somsak Thanathiwat
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