ขื่อ
kèuu
Meanings
1NounB2
tie beam; crossbeam
A main horizontal beam in a traditional Thai house or building that connects the tops of posts and supports the roof structure; a tie beam or crossbeam.
Examples
ช่างไม้châng máiช่างไม้châng máicarpenter; woodworkerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureขนาดkà-nàatขนาดkà-nàat1size; dimension; magnitude2grade; level; scale3of ... size; of such a size4even; to the extent that5as; to the extent ofของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsขื่อkèuuขื่อkèuu1tie beam; crossbeam2cangue (historical punishment device)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam1[to] prepare [sb/sth] for [sth]2[to] be prepared; be ready3[to] prepare; get readyสร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developหลังคาบ้านlăng-kaa bâanหลังคาบ้านlăng-kaa bâanhouse roofทรงไทยsong taiทรงไทยsong taiThai-style (traditional)
The carpenter is measuring the size of the crossbeam to prepare for building the roof of the traditional Thai house.
2NounC1
cangue (historical punishment device)
(Historical) A heavy wooden collar or board locked around the neck, used for punishment and public shaming; a cangue.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ละครlá-konละครlá-kon1drama; play; theater show2theater; dramatic artsย้อนยุคyón yúkย้อนยุคyón yúk1retro; vintage-style; throwback2to go retro; to revive an old styleเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asนักโทษnák tôhtนักโทษnák tôht1convict2prisoner; inmateถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ขื่อkèuuขื่อkèuu1tie beam; crossbeam2cangue (historical punishment device)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ประจานbprà-jaanประจานbprà-jaan[to] shame publicly; exposeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)รอบrôpรอบrôp1round; cycle; lap; turn2time slot; session3perimeter; circumference; surrounding area4around; surrounding5careful; cautious; thorough6classifier: rounds; laps; showings7all around; fullyเมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1country; state (literary/archaic)2region; realm (historical)3city; town; urban area
In the historical drama, we saw the prisoner being put in a cangue and paraded around the city.