กระบวย
grà-buuai
Meanings
1NounA2
ladle; dipper
a long-handled spoon used for serving or transferring liquids such as soup or water
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]กระบวยตักน้ำgrà-buuai dtàk náamกระบวยตักน้ำgrà-buuai dtàk náamwater ladle; dipperจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)โอ่งòngโอ่งòng1large earthen jar; water jar2classifier: large jars
I use a ladle to scoop water from the large water jar.
2NounC1
Ursa Major (the Big Dipper) [astron., poetic]
a poetic/literary name for the Big Dipper asterism or the constellation Ursa Major
Examples
คืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonightฟ้าโปร่งfáa bpròhngฟ้าโปร่งfáa bpròhng1clear; cloudless (sky/weather)2trouble-free; situation cleared upเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)น่าจะnâa jàน่าจะnâa jà1probably; likely2be expected; should (probability)3should have (regret/criticism)4might be a good idea (suggestion)มองเห็นmong hĕnมองเห็นmong hĕn1[to] see; make out; spot2[to] be visible; be in view3[to] perceive; realize; recognize4[to] foresee; anticipate; envisionกลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1[to] group; cluster2group (classification label)3group; clusterดาวกระบวยdaao grà-buuaiดาวกระบวยdaao grà-buuaithe Big Dipper (asterism); sometimes the Little Dipperได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ชัดเจนchát-jenชัดเจนchát-jen1clear; distinct; obvious2explicit; definite; unambiguous; unequivocal
The sky is clear tonight; we should be able to see the Big Dipper clearly.