พฤศจิกายน
November
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This is the standard Thai name for November, the eleventh month of the year.
November
It refers to November and is used when giving dates or describing when plans and events occur.
Learning notes
Explanation
พฤศจิกายน is the standard Thai name for November. It is often used with เดือน (“month”) as เดือนพฤศจิกายน, though พฤศจิกายน alone is natural when the context is clear. November has 30 days. Its standard written abbreviation is พ.ย. The name is derived from Sanskrit, but in modern usage it is simply understood as the name of a calendar month.
Usage
It is used for travel and work plans, bookings, school events, birthdays, news reports, calendars, and forms. Common patterns include ในเดือนพฤศจิกายน (“in November”) and 15 พฤศจิกายน (“November 15”).
Caution
Thai dates normally place the day before the month, so 15 พฤศจิกายน means “November 15.” The shortened form พฤศจิกา is informal; use พฤศจิกายน or the standard abbreviation พ.ย. in formal writing.
Differences from similar words
1 November synonyms
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พฤศจิกา is a shortened, informal form commonly used in conversation or casual writing. พฤศจิกายน is the full standard name and is appropriate in formal documents as well.