คำแปล

Explanation

The word is formed from คำ (“word” or “expression”) and แปล (“to translate”), giving it the basic image of “translated wording.” It can refer either to an equivalent for a single word or to the translated text of a sentence, article, or book. Common patterns include คำแปลภาษาไทย (“Thai translation”), คำแปลภาษาอังกฤษ (“English translation”), คำแปลของคำนี้ (“the translation of this word”), and คำแปลที่ถูกต้อง (“the correct translation”). It is a neutral, everyday term used in language learning, dictionaries, publishing, and ordinary conversation.

Usage

It is commonly used when looking up a foreign word, checking an answer in a language class, or discussing translated subtitles, documents, and books. It also appears when comparing a translation with the original or judging whether a translation is accurate and natural.

Caution

คำแปล refers to the result of translation. Use การแปล for the act or process of translating, ความหมาย for meaning that does not necessarily involve another language, and นักแปล or ผู้แปล for a translator.

1 translation synonyms

• การแปล

  การแปล primarily refers to translation as an activity or process. คำแปล focuses on the translated wording or text that results from that process.

• ความหมาย

  khwaammǎay meaning

  ความหมาย refers to the meaning or content of a word or statement and does not necessarily involve another language. คำแปล specifically refers to wording produced in another language.