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| เฒ่า thaoF |  |
| contents of this page | |
| 1. | [is] aged; very old |
| 2. | old and venerated person, respected elder |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เท่า |
| IPA | tʰâw |
| Royal Thai General System | thao |
| 1. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] aged; very old | ||
| synonyms |  แก่  | gaaeL | [of a person or animal] [is] old; aged |
แก่เฒ่า | gaaeL thaoF | [is] old; aged | |
| แก่เฒ่าเหลาเหย่ | gaaeL thaoF laoR yehL | [is] very old; elderly | |
| ชรา | chaH raaM | [of a person] elderly, senile, old or aged | |
| ผมขาว | phohmR khaaoR | [is] gray-haired; aged; old | |
| ลายคราม | laaiM khraamM | [is] old; aged; veteran; has seen a thing or two | |
| สูงวัย | suungR waiM | [is] old; elderly; aged | |
| สูงอายุ | suungR aaM yooH | [is] old; aged; elderly | |
| หงำเหงือก | ngamR ngeuuakL | [is] old; aged; infirm | |
| examples | ผู้เฒ่า | phuuF thaoF | elder, respected old and wise person |
| พ่อเฒ่า | phaawF thaoF | venerable old man | |
| แม่เฒ่า | maaeF thaoF | an old woman | |
| คนเฒ่า | khohnM thaoF | elderly person | |
| แก่เฒ่า | gaaeL thaoF | [is] old; aged | |
| sample sentences | |||
แต่ถึงแม้ชาวนาเฒ่าจะรู้สึกเวทนาแค่ไหน ก็ยังลังเลว่าจะช่วยงูเห่าตัวนี้ไว้ดีหรือไม่ dtaaeL theungR maaeH chaaoM naaM thaoF jaL ruuH seukL waehtF thaH naaM khaaeF naiR gaawF yangM langM laehM waaF jaL chuayF nguuM haoL dtuaaM neeH waiH deeM reuuR maiF "However, no matter how compassionate the old farmer felt, he still was hesitant about whether to help this cobra or not." | |||
เมื่อคิดได้ดังนั้นชาวนาเฒ่าจึงถอดเสื้อคลุมของตัวเอง เอาไปห่อตัวของงูเห่าอย่างแน่นหนา meuuaF khitH daiF dangM nanH chaaoM naaM thaoF jeungM thaawtL seuuaF khloomM khaawngR dtuaaM aehngM aoM bpaiM haawL dtuaaM khaawngR nguuM haoL yaangL naaenF naaR "When he considered this, the old farmer took off his shirt and wrapped the cobra tightly in it." | |||
ชาวนาเฒ่าพยายามห้ามเลือดตัวเองให้หยุดไหล ทว่าพิษร้ายแรงกลับซึมเข้าไปในร่างกายเสียแล้ว chaaoM naaM thaoF phaH yaaM yaamM haamF leuuatF dtuaaM aehngM haiF yootL laiR thaH waaF phitH raaiH raaengM glapL seumM khaoF bpaiM naiM raangF gaaiM siiaR laaeoH "The old farmer tried to prevent his blood from circulating so that no more strong poison would enter his body." | |||
เพราะเราไม่สามารถรู้เลยว่าสุดท้ายแล้ว คนเหล่านั้นจะหันกลับมาทำร้ายเราเหมือนที่เจ้างูเห่าทำกับชาวนาเฒ่าในนิทานหรือไม่ phrawH raoM maiF saaR maatF ruuH leeuyM waaF sootL thaaiH laaeoH khohnM laoL nanH jaL hanR glapL maaM thamM raaiH raoM meuuanR theeF jaoF nguuM haoL thamM gapL chaaoM naaM thaoF naiM niH thaanM reuuR maiF "[This is] because in the final analysis we are not able to know whether a person like this will turn around and cause us harm like the cobra inflicted on the old farmer in the fable or not." | |||
| 2. [noun] | |||
| definition | old and venerated person, respected elder | ||
| examples | เฒ่าแก่ | thaoF gaaeL | a matchmaker or go-between, especially one who tries to bring two unmarried individuals together in an attempt to promote a marriage. Often spelled as เถ้าแก่ |
| เฒ่าแก่ | thaoF gaaeL | owner (of a shop,enterprise, boat, etc.) [generally Chinese] | |
| เฒ่าหัวงู | thaoF huaaR nguuM | dirty old man | |
| sample sentence | |||
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