พัสดุ
parcel
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- 1 parcel、package
- 2 organizational supplies、managed goods
This word refers to physical items handled for delivery or organizational management. In everyday contexts, it usually means a parcel or package; in administrative contexts, it means supplies or other managed goods.
parcel、package
A box, package, or other item sent and delivered through the mail or a delivery service.
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ได้รับพัสดุแล้ว dâay ráp phátsadù lɛ́ɛw I've received the package. ได้รับพัสดุแล้ว details
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ขอเลขพัสดุหน่อย khɔ̌ɔ lêek phátsadù nɔ̀ɔy Could you give me the tracking number? ขอเลขพัสดุหน่อย details
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ติดตามพัสดุ tìt taam phátsadù track a package ติดตามพัสดุ details
organizational supplies、managed goods
A collective administrative term for supplies, equipment, and other physical goods procured and managed by an organization.
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งานพัสดุ ŋaan phátsadù procurement and supplies management งานพัสดุ details
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ฝ่ายพัสดุ fàay phátsadù procurement and supplies department ฝ่ายพัสดุ details
Learning notes
Explanation
In everyday life, พัสดุ most often refers to a parcel sent by mail or a delivery service. Common combinations include ส่งพัสดุ “send a package,” รับพัสดุ “receive a package,” and ติดตามพัสดุ “track a package.” In delivery contexts, เลขพัสดุ normally means a tracking number. In government offices, schools, and companies, it is also an administrative term for physical goods subject to procurement and inventory control. งานพัสดุ may cover purchasing, inspection, storage, issuance, and equipment management—not package delivery. ชิ้น is a general classifier for individual parcels. กล่อง “box,” ห่อ “wrapped package,” or หีบ “crate” may also be used when the form of the item is relevant.
Usage
It is very common in online shopping, post offices, courier services, apartment deliveries, and conversations about tracking a shipment. In workplaces and government organizations, it also appears in procurement documents, department names, and inventory-management contexts.
Caution
Do not normally use พัสดุ for a traveler's luggage; สัมภาระ is the usual word for luggage or baggage. Also, within an organization, งานพัสดุ and ฝ่ายพัสดุ refer to procurement and supplies management, not a parcel-delivery service.
Differences from similar words
1 parcel synonyms
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พัสดุภัณฑ์ also means an item prepared for shipment, but it sounds more formal. พัสดุ is the usual word in everyday delivery and online-shopping contexts.
2 organizational supplies synonyms
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วัสดุ emphasizes materials used to make or perform something. พัสดุ is a broader administrative category covering goods an organization procures and manages, including supplies and equipment.
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อุปกรณ์ means equipment or tools used for a particular purpose. พัสดุ classifies items from the perspective of organizational procurement and inventory management.