ขึ้นคาน(kûen kaan)
Meanings
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[to] be an unmarried spinster
(for a woman) to remain unmarried past the customary age; to become a spinster or be "left on the shelf".
Examples
เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)แต่งงานdtàeng ngaanแต่งงานdtàeng ngaan[to] get married; marryกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2together; together with3I; me (informal, male speech)4[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block5protective; resistant to; -proof6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkไปหมดแล้วbpai mòt láeoไปหมดแล้วbpai mòt láeo1all have left already2all gone already; none left3completely (already), as a resultฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กลัวว่าgluua wâaกลัวว่าgluua wâa[to] be afraid that [sth will happen]จะต้องjà dtôngจะต้องjà dtông1be certain/inevitable2must; have to; be obliged toขึ้นคานkûen kaanขึ้นคานkûen kaan[to] be an unmarried spinster
All my friends are married already. I'm afraid I'll be left on the shelf.
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พี่สาวpêe săaoฉันchănบอกว่าbòk wâaเธอterไม่สนใจmâi sŏn jaiเรื่องแต่งrêuuang dtàengงานngaanและláeไม่กลัวmâi gluuaการขึ้นgaan kûenคานkaanเลยloie
My older sister says she's not interested in getting married and isn't afraid of becoming a spinster at all.
สมัยนี้sà-măi néeผู้หญิงpôo yĭngเก่งgèngและláeดูแลตัวเองdoo-lae dtuua aengได้dâiหลายคนlăai konจึงjeungไม่mâiกังวลgang-wonเรื่องrêuuangการขึ้นgaan kûenคานkaanเหมือนmĕuuanคนสมัยก่อนkon sà-măi gòn
Nowadays, women are capable and can take care of themselves, so many aren't worried about being left on the shelf like people in the past.
ญาติผู้ใหญ่yâat pûu yàiมักจะmák jàถามtăamฉันchănเสมอsà-mĕrว่าwâaเมื่อไหร่mêuua-ràiจะjàแต่งงานdtàeng ngaanกลัวว่าgluua wâaฉันchănจะjàขึ้นคานkûen kaanเสียก่อนsĭia gòn
My older relatives always ask me when I'm going to get married, afraid that I'll end up a spinster.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เกาะคานgòr kaanเกาะคานgòr kaan[to] remain unmarried (esp. of a woman); [to] be left on the shelf
[to] remain unmarried (esp. of a woman); [to] be left on the shelf
ขายไม่ออกkăai mâi òkขายไม่ออกkăai mâi òk1[to] be left on the shelf; [to] remain unmarried2[to] not sell; [to] be unsellable
- [to] be left on the shelf; [to] remain unmarried
- [to] not sell; [to] be unsellable
Word Breakdown
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ขึ้นคานkûen kaanขึ้นคานkûen kaan[to] be an unmarried spinster