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| ฝา faaR |  |
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| 1. | lid or cover of a pot or bowl; cap |
| 2. | interior wall |
| 3. | [numerical classifier for cover, top, cap] |
| 4. | [euphonious prefix] |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ฝา |
| IPA | fǎː |
| Royal Thai General System | fa |
1.  [noun] | |||
| definition | lid or cover of a pot or bowl; cap | ||
| classifier | ฝา  | faaR | [numerical classifier for cover, top, cap] |
| categories | |||
| examples | ฝาครอบหัวนมยาง | faaR khraawpF huaaR nohmM yaangM | lid or screw-on cap for a baby's bottle |
| ฝาครอบดุมล้อ | faaR khraawpF doomM laawH | hubcap | |
| ฝาชี | faaR cheeM | cover used to keep flies off food, typically a bamboo basket in the shape of a cone; currently made from plastic or screening material | |
| ฝาปิด | faaR bpitL | top; lid | |
| เป็นฝั่งเป็นฝา | bpenM fangL bpenM faaR | [is] married; settled down | |
| ฝาครอบ | faaR khraawpF | (bottle) stopper; lid; cap | |
| ฝาจุก | faaR jookL | a cork bottle stopper | |
| ผิดฝาผิดตัว | phitL faaR phitL dtuaaM | [is] misshapen; mismatched; mistaken | |
| ผิดฝาผิดตัว | phitL faaR phitL dtuaaM | [is] out of step; does not belong; unsuitable; inappropriate | |
| ตอกลิ่มปิดฝาโลง | dtaawkL limF bpitL faaR lo:hngM | to nail the lid of the coffin shut (literal meaning) | |
| ตอกลิ่มปิดฝาโลง | dtaawkL limF bpitL faaR lo:hngM | to finalize; to render complete | |
| อุ่นหนาฝาคั่ง | oonL naaR faaR khangF | abundantly; grandly; with conviction | |
| ฝาน้ำมัน | faaR namH manM | gas cap | |
| ฝั่งฝา | fangL faaR | stability | |
| มีฝั่งมีฝา | meeM fangL meeM faaR | [is] stable; durable; long-lasting; has stability | |
| ฝาหม้อ | faaR maawF | pot lid | |
| หอยสองฝา | haawyR saawngR faaR | bivalve; a class of mollusk which includes clams, scallops and oysters) Bivalvia | |
| ฝาสูบ | faaR suupL | cylinder head (of an automobile engine, e.g.) | |
| sample sentences | พวกดมกาวที่ตลาดแถวบ้าน ชอบเทกาวใส่ถุงแกงร้อนใส ๆ บางทีก็ใส่กระป๋องกาแฟตัดฝา และยืนดมตรงป้ายรถเมล์ phuaakF dohmM gaaoM theeF dtaL laatL thaaeoR baanF chaawpF thaehM gaaoM saiL thoongR gaaengM raawnH saiR baangM theeM gaawF saiL graL bpaawngR gaaM faaeM dtatL faaR laeH yeuunM dohmM dtrohngM bpaaiF rohtH maehM "Glue sniffers at the market near my home like to pour glue into a clear plastic bag, or sometimes, into a coffee can with its lid cut off, and they stand at the bus stop sniffing [glue]." | ||
| 2. [noun] | |||
| definition | interior wall | ||
| categories | |||
| examples | ฝากระดาน | faaR graL daanM | wooden partition |
| หลังติดฝา | langR dtitL faaR | to have one's back to/against the wall (to have very serious problems which limit the ways in which you can act) | |
| หัวชนฝา | huaaR chohnM faaR | stubbornly; obstinately; uncompromisingly | |
| ฝาห้อง | faaR haawngF | interior wall of a room | |
| ฝากั้น | faaR ganF | interior wall; partition | |
| ภาวะหลังชนฝา | phaaM waH langR chohnM faaR | to have one’s back up against the wall; [is] cornered | |
| หลังพิงฝา | langR phingM faaR | to have one's back against the wall (figuratively) | |
| ฝาสานไม้ไผ่ | faaR saanR maaiH phaiL | woven bamboo wall | |
| ฝาขัดแตะ | faaR khatL dtaeL | woven wall; interior wall made from woven mat | |
| sample sentences | เมื่อเห็นสิ่งแปลกปลอมเยี่ยมกรายเข้ามา ก็จะเอาตัวเองกระแทกกับฝาไม้ เพื่อให้เกิดเสียงดังข่มขวัญศัตรู meuuaF henR singL bplaaekL bplaawmM yiiamF graaiM khaoF maaM gaawF jaL aoM dtuaaM aehngM graL thaaekF gapL faaR maaiH pheuuaF haiF geertL siiangR dangM khohmL khwanR satL dtruuM "When [the spider] sees something strange pass by, it beats itself against the wooden wall so as to make loud noises to frighten its enemy or ward off danger." | ||
| as a prefix | ฝาผนัง | faaR phaL nangR | interior wall |
| 3. [classifier] | |||
| definition | [numerical classifier for cover, top, cap] | ||
| enumerated nouns | ฝา | faaR | lid or cover of a pot or bowl; cap |
| ฝาชี | faaR cheeM | cover used to keep flies off food, typically a bamboo basket in the shape of a cone; currently made from plastic or screening material | |
| ฝาชีครอบอาหาร | faaR cheeM khraawpF aaM haanR | cover used to protect food against insects | |
| ฝาน้ำมัน | faaR namH manM | gas cap | |
| ฝาปิด | faaR bpitL | top; lid | |
| 4. [prefix] | |||
| definition | [euphonious prefix] | ||
| as a prefix | ฝาแฝด | faaR faaetL | twin; twins; a double |
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