No. 121 in Thai
ปล
The Thai word "ปลา" means "fish" in English.
In a sentence
ฉันชอบกินปลาย่างเพราะมันอร่อยมาก
I like eating grilled fish because it's very delicious.
In this sentence, the word 'ปลา' (pla) means 'fish' as a type of food or animal.
ปลาในแม่น้ำนี้มีเยอะและหลากหลายชนิด
There are many fish of various types in this river.
Here, 'ปลา' (pla) refers to fish as living creatures in the environment.
น้องคนเล็กชื่อปลาเพราะป้าเป็นคนตั้งชื่อให้อย่างนี้
The youngest sibling is named 'Pla' because our aunt gave them this name.
In this case, 'ปลา' (pla) is used as a proper noun, a name for a person.
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