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1NounB2
Year of the Pig
The twelfth year in the traditional twelve-year animal zodiac cycle, symbolized by a pig.
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ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyปีbpeeปีbpee1year2classifier: yearsกุนgunกุนgun1Year of the Pig2bullet wood; Spanish cherry (southern Thai)ส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2classifier for parts or portions3share; quota4department; division; unit5as for; regarding6over (in fractions)พี่สาวpêe săaoพี่สาวpêe săaoolder sister; elder female siblingเกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyปีbpeeปีbpee1year2classifier: yearsจอjoจอjo1screen; display surface2monitor; display (device)3classifier for screens/monitors4dog (12-year zodiac cycle), as in ปีจอ
I was born in the Year of the Pig, while my older sister was born in the Year of the Dog.
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ตามdtaamการนับปีgaan náp bpeeนักษัตรnák-sàtปีbpeeกุนgunเป็นbpenปีbpeeสุดท้ายsùt táaiของkŏngรอบrôpสิบสองsìp sŏngปีbpeeก่อนจะgòn jàเริ่มrêrmรอบrôpใหม่màiด้วยdûuayปีชวดbpee chûuat
In the traditional zodiac calendar, the Year of the Pig is the last year of the twelve-year cycle, before a new cycle begins with the Year of the Rat.
แม้máeทั้งคู่táng kôoจะjàเกิดgèrtปีbpeeกุนgunเหมือนกันmĕuuan ganแต่dtàeก็gâwไม่ได้mâi dâaiหมายความว่าmăai kwaam wâaอายุaa-yúเท่ากันtâo ganเพราะpráwปีนักษัตรbpee nák-sàtจะjàเวียนwiianกลับมาglàp maaทุกtúkสิบสองsìp sŏngปีbpee
Although both were born in the Year of the Pig, that does not mean they are the same age, because each zodiac year recurs every twelve years.
2NounC1
bullet wood; Spanish cherry (southern Thai)
A southern Thai name for Mimusops elengi, a tropical evergreen tree with hard wood and small, sweet-smelling flowers.
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ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)เรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)พิกุลpí-gunพิกุลpí-gun1bullet wood; Spanish cherry (Mimusops elengi)2pikun flower (fragrant flower of Mimusops elengi)3a traditional Thai floral design motif (ลายพิกุล)หน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)กุนgunกุนgun1Year of the Pig2bullet wood; Spanish cherry (southern Thai)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmกลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmpleasant smell; fragranceของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsดอกdòkดอกdòk1flower; blossom2classifier: flowers and similar items3interest (on money)4emphasis or assurance particle (regional or old-fashioned)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)
Grandma calls the Spanish cherry tree in front of the house a kun tree, and I like the fragrance of its flowers.
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ต้นdtônกุนgunที่têeปู่bpòoปลูกbplòokไว้wáiยังyangเขียวชอุ่มkĭiao chà-ùmตลอดปีdtà-lòt bpeeแม้máeช่วงchûuangหน้าแล้งnâa láengต้นไม้dtôn máaiอื่นèunบางbaangต้นdtônในnaiสวนsŭuanจะทิ้งjà tíngใบbaiไปแล้วbpai láew
The kun tree Grandpa planted stays green all year, even when some other trees in the garden have shed their leaves during the dry season.
ทุกครั้งที่túk kráng têeได้กลิ่นdâai glìnดอกdòkกุนgunฉันchănจะjàนึกnéukถึงบ้านtĕung bâanยายyaaiที่têeภาคใต้pâak dtâiราวกับraao gàpกลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmอ่อนònๆ-นั้นnánพาpaaความทรงจำkwaam song jamวัยเด็กwai dèkกลับมาglàp maaด้วยdûuay
Whenever I smell kun flowers, I think of Grandma's house in southern Thailand, as though their delicate fragrance brings my childhood memories back with it.
แม้máeไม้máiกุนgunจะมีjà meeเนื้อแข็งnéuua kăengและláeทนทานton taanจนjonช่างไม้châng máiในnaiหมู่บ้านmòo bâanชอบchôpนำไปใช้nam bpai cháiแต่dtàeสำหรับsăm-ràpยายyaaiคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaของkŏngต้นไม้dtôn máaiชนิดchá-nítนี้néeกลับglàpอยู่ที่yòo têeกลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmของkŏngดอกdòkที่têeคุ้นเคยkún koieมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเด็กdèk
Although kun wood is so hard and durable that the village carpenters like using it, Grandma values the tree instead for the fragrance of its flowers, familiar to her since childhood.