ตัวยืน(dtuua yeun)
Meanings
1NounB2
regular starter; mainstay
a regular first-choice member of a team; a mainstay in a group who is expected to be in the lineup or role.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsกองหน้าgong nâaกองหน้าgong nâa1forward/striker (sports)2forward line (sports)3vanguard; advance guard (military)ตัวยืนdtuua yeunตัวยืนdtuua yeun1regular starter; mainstay2anchor; fixed elementของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsสโมสรฟุตบอลsà-moh-sŏn fút-bonสโมสรฟุตบอลsà-moh-sŏn fút-bon1football/soccer club (organization)2the team representing the clubแห่งนี้hàeng néeแห่งนี้hàeng née1here; this place (formal)2this (postposed, formal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ฤดูกาลréu-doo-gaanฤดูกาลréu-doo-gaan1season (time of year)2season (sports/activities)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
He has been the first-choice striker for this football club for many seasons.
2NounB2
anchor; fixed element
a fixed value or item used as the base while other parts vary, e.g., an anchor digit in number combinations.
Examples
เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offหวยhŭuayหวยhŭuaylottery; numbers game; [Thai] lotteryพ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasis7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)เลขlékเลขlék1number; numeral; digit2math; arithmetic (subject)3lottery number4numeric; numerical5เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsตัวยืนdtuua yeunตัวยืนdtuua yeun1regular starter; mainstay2anchor; fixed elementแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offเลขlékเลขlék1number; numeral; digit2math; arithmetic (subject)3lottery number4numeric; numericalอื่นèunอื่นèun1other; different; else2else; otherwise (as a modifying element)3others; other people/thingsๆ-มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerผสมpà-sŏmผสมpà-sŏm1[to] mix; blend [sth]2mixed; blended; hybrid3[to] crossbreed; mate (animals/plants)
When buying lottery tickets, my dad uses the number 5 as the anchor digit and then buys other numbers to combine with it.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ตัวจริงdtuua jingตัวจริงdtuua jing1real; genuine; original2the real one; the actual person/original item3first-choice; starting (vs. backup)4starter; first-team player (sports)
- real; genuine; original
- the real one; the actual person/original item
- first-choice; starting (vs. backup)
- starter; first-team player (sports)
เสาหลักsăo làkเสาหลักsăo làk1main pillar; principal column2mainstay; pillar; backbone (figurative)3pillar of the family; breadwinner
- main pillar; principal column
- mainstay; pillar; backbone (figurative)
- pillar of the family; breadwinner
ตัวหลักdtuua làkตัวหลักdtuua làkmain; key [person/thing]
main; key [person/thing]
แกนหลักgaen làkแกนหลักgaen làk1core; backbone; mainstay2principal axis (technical)
- core; backbone; mainstay
- principal axis (technical)
Word Breakdown
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ตัวยืนdtuua yeunตัวยืนdtuua yeunregular starter; mainstay