ก้อนหินหลัก(gôn hĭn làk)

Meanings

1NounC1

keystone

The central wedge-shaped stone at the top of an arch that locks the other stones in place.

Examples

ช่างก่อสร้างchâng gòr sâangช่างก่อสร้างchâng gòr sâangconstruction worker; builderกำลังจะgam-lang jàกำลังจะgam-lang jàabout to (imminent future)วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] set; assign; impose5[to] put down; let go (emotion/attachment)6[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)ก้อนหินหลักgôn hĭn làkก้อนหินหลักgôn hĭn làk1keystone2keystone (figurative); cornerstoneไว้บนwái bonไว้บนwái bon[to] leave [sth] on top (of [sth]); [to] keep [sth] on topสุดsùtสุดsùt1end; limit; extremity2most; extremely (superlative/intensifier)3ultra-; most; extreme- (prefixal use)4[to] end; reach the limit (literary/rare)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsซุ้มประตูsúm bprà-dtuuซุ้มประตูsúm bprà-dtuuarchway; gateway
The builder is about to place the keystone at the top of the arch.
2NounC1

keystone (figurative); cornerstone

The most important part of a system, plan, or idea that everything else depends on.

Examples

ความไว้วางใจkwaam wái waang jaiความไว้วางใจkwaam wái waang jai1trust; confidence2political confidenceคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectก้อนหินหลักgôn hĭn làkก้อนหินหลักgôn hĭn làk1keystone2keystone (figurative); cornerstoneในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ความสัมพันธ์kwaam săm-panความสัมพันธ์kwaam săm-pan1relationship; relations (people/groups)2connection; association; correlation (things/data)3mathematical relationของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)
Trust is the keystone of our relationship.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ก้อนหินgôn hĭnก้อนหินgôn hĭnstone; rockPart 1
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หลักlàkหลักlàk1main; principal; primary2principle; basis; foundation3post; pillar; stake4evidence; proof (legal/official; formal)5classifier for principles, courses, or main itemsPart 2
ก้อนหินหลักgôn hĭn làkก้อนหินหลักgôn hĭn làkkeystone