ฟาร์ม
farm
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- 1 farm、breeding or aquaculture farm
- 2 farm (game resources)、grind for (experience, items, or currency)
It primarily refers to a place where crops are produced or animals and aquatic species are raised. In gaming, it can also mean repeatedly collecting resources or gaining levels.
farm、breeding or aquaculture farm
A place operated for crop production, animal husbandry, or aquaculture.
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ครอบครัวฉันมีฟาร์มเล็ก ๆ khrɔ̂ɔpkhrua chǎn mii faam lék lék My family has a small farm. ครอบครัวฉันมีฟาร์มเล็ก ๆ details
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เขาทำงานอยู่ที่ฟาร์มโคนม khǎw tham ŋaan yùu thîi faam khoo nom He works at a dairy farm. เขาทำงานอยู่ที่ฟาร์มโคนม details
farm (game resources)、grind for (experience, items, or currency)
In gaming, it means repeatedly performing an activity to accumulate experience, currency, items, or other resources.
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ต้องฟาร์มเลเวลก่อน tɔ̂ŋ faam leewen kɔ̀ɔn I need to grind some levels first. ต้องฟาร์มเลเวลก่อน details
Learning notes
Explanation
ฟาร์ม is a loanword from English “farm.” Its primary use covers an entire operation or facility for growing crops, raising livestock, or farming aquatic species. The thing being raised can follow it, as in ฟาร์มไก่ “chicken farm” and ฟาร์มกุ้ง “shrimp farm.” When farms are counted as places, แห่ง is commonly used; for example, ฟาร์มสองแห่ง means “two farms.” In gaming, it is also used as a verb for repeatedly performing tasks to obtain experience, items, currency, or other resources.
Usage
The noun is common when discussing agriculture, livestock, dairy production, aquaculture, farm work, farm management, or visits to tourist farms. The verb is used informally among gamers when discussing leveling up or collecting materials and other resources.
Caution
ฟาร์ม is not the usual word for every individual field or plot of farmland. ไร่ is commonly used for crop-growing land, นา for rice fields, and สวน for gardens, orchards, or plantations. ฟาร์ม usually suggests the operation as a whole, often including its facilities. Its verbal sense is informal gaming jargon and is not normally understood as a verb in an agricultural context.
Differences from similar words
1 farm synonyms
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สวน can mean a garden, orchard, or plantation where particular crops are grown. ฟาร์ม more strongly suggests an organized operation for producing crops or raising animals.
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ไร่ focuses on agricultural land or a plantation used to grow crops. ฟาร์ม more often refers to the whole farming operation, including its facilities, and is also widely used for livestock and aquaculture.
2 farm (game resources) synonyms
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เก็บ is a general verb meaning to pick up, collect, or store something. ฟาร์ม specifically suggests repeatedly performing game activities to build up desired resources.