ฉาย(chăai)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] screen; show; air

to present a movie, program, or image to an audience; to broadcast a show or episode

Examples

คืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonightโรงหนังrohng năngโรงหนังrohng năngmovie theater; cinemaจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ฉายchăaiฉายchăai1[to] screen; show; air2to appear/air (on media)3epithet; alias (as in ฉายา)4[to] emit; radiate (light/glow)5[to] project (light/image)การ์ตูนgaa dtoonการ์ตูนgaa dtoon1cartoon (animation)2comic; comic stripรอบrôpรอบrôp1round; cycle; lap; turn2time slot; session3perimeter; circumference; surrounding area4around; surrounding5careful; cautious; thorough6classifier: rounds; laps; showings7all around; fullyหกhòkหกhòk1six (6)2six (classifier-related form)3[to] spillโมงmohngโมงmohng1o’clock (daytime hours)2classifier: hours (telling time)
Tonight the cinema will show a cartoon at six.
2VerbB1

[to] project (light/image)

to cast light or an image onto a surface

Examples

แสงไฟsăeng faiแสงไฟsăeng fai1electric/artificial light; lamplight2lighting (setup/illumination)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ฉายchăaiฉายchăai1[to] screen; show; air2to appear/air (on media)3epithet; alias (as in ฉายา)4[to] emit; radiate (light/glow)5[to] project (light/image)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)หน้าต่างnâa dtàangหน้าต่างnâa dtàang1window2window (computing)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ผนังpà-năngผนังpà-năng1wall (of a room/building)2wall surface3membrane wall (anatomy/biology)
Light is cast from the window onto the wall.
3VerbB1

[to] emit; radiate (light/glow)

to give off light, glow, or radiance

Examples

ดวงจันทร์duuang janดวงจันทร์duuang janthe Moonฉายแสงchăai săengฉายแสงchăai săeng1[to] shine; emit light2[to] treat [sb] with radiation; undergo radiotherapy3[to] stand out; shine (show one's ability)บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ทะเลtá-layทะเลtá-lay1sea2seaside; the beachเงียบๆngîiap ngîiapเงียบๆngîiap ngîiap1quietly; discreetly; low‑key2quiet; very quiet (in manner/atmosphere)3quiet!, hush!
The moon shines its light over the quiet sea.
4VerbB1

to appear/air (on media)

to be shown or broadcast, as of a program or episode

Examples

ละครlá-konละครlá-kon1drama; play; theater show2theater; dramatic artsตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ฉายchăaiฉายchăai1[to] screen; show; air2to appear/air (on media)3epithet; alias (as in ฉายา)4[to] emit; radiate (light/glow)5[to] project (light/image)คืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonightตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodสองทุ่มsŏng tûmสองทุ่มsŏng tûm18 p.m.2at 8 p.m.
The new episode will be shown tonight at 8 p.m.
5NounB2

epithet; alias (as in ฉายาฉายาchăa-yaa1nickname; epithet; alias2pen name (informal))

used in the word ฉายาฉายาchăa-yaa1nickname; epithet; alias2pen name (informal) meaning 'epithet' or 'alias'; not a standalone prefix

Examples

เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuan1friends (plural)2friends! (as address)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call out; summon; hail2[to] ask for; charge; demand3[to] recruit; enlist4[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); nameเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)ฉายาchăa-yaaฉายาchăa-yaa1nickname; epithet; alias2pen name (informal)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversity
Friends like to call him by the epithet he got in university.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ออกอากาศòk aa-gàatออกอากาศòk aa-gàat1[to] broadcast; air2on air; being broadcast; aired3broadcast (noun)
  • [to] broadcast; air
  • on air; being broadcast; aired
  • broadcast (noun)
ส่องsòngส่องsòng1[to] shine (a light); illuminate2[to] examine closely; inspect3[to] snoop; check out (informal)4[to] observe; survey5[to] peek; [to] watch secretly
  • [to] shine (a light); illuminate
  • [to] examine closely; inspect
  • [to] snoop; check out (informal)
  • [to] observe; survey
  • [to] peek; [to] watch secretly
เปล่งแสงbplèng săengเปล่งแสงbplèng săeng1[to] emit light; shine; glow2[to] luminesce/fluoresce (technical)
  • [to] emit light; shine; glow
  • [to] luminesce/fluoresce (technical)
สาดsàatสาดsàat1[to] splash; fling; throw (liquid)2[to] cast; pour out; flood (light/sound/particles)3classifier: splashes/throws of liquid
  • [to] splash; fling; throw (liquid)
  • [to] cast; pour out; flood (light/sound/particles)
  • classifier: splashes/throws of liquid
เปล่งbplèngเปล่งbplèng1[to] emit; radiate; shine; glow2[to] utter; voice; enunciate; pronounce
  • [to] emit; radiate; shine; glow
  • [to] utter; voice; enunciate; pronounce