ต้นคล้า(dtôn kláa)
Meanings
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khla plant; plant of the arrowroot family
A plant of the family Marantaceae, especially Schumannianthus dichotomus, whose stems are used in weaving; also used broadly for related ornamental foliage plants.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1old woman (informal; can be rude)2grandmother (maternal)ปลูกbplòokปลูกbplòok1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นคล้าdtôn kláaต้นคล้าdtôn kláakhla plant; plant of the arrowroot familyไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3marks retention or maintenance of a state4[to] leave (something) as is5[to] set aside; reserve6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1domestic affairs; family side (figurative)2wife (figurative)3back of the house; backyardแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)ตัดลำdtàt lamตัดลำdtàt lam[to] cut across the bow; cut in frontต้นdtônต้นdtôn1classifier: trees; plants; poles2tree; plant3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5origin; source; root cause6stem; trunk; stalk; baseมาใช้maa cháiมาใช้maa chái[to] come (and) use [sth]สานsăanสานsăan1[to] build on; carry forward; connect2[to] weave; interlaceเสื่อsèuuaเสื่อsèuuamat
Grandma grows khla plants behind the house and cuts their stems to weave mats.
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ฉันchănซื้อséuต้นคล้าdtôn kláaมาmaaวางwaangข้างหน้าkâang nâaต่างdtàangเพราะpráwชอบchôpลายlaaiบนbonใบbaiของมันkŏng man
I bought a prayer plant to put by the window because I like the patterns on its leaves.
ก่อนจะgòn jàนำnamลำlamต้นคล้าdtôn kláaมาmaaสานsăanเสื่อsèuuaช่างchângต้องdtôngผ่าpàaเป็นbpenเส้นsênและláeเตรียมdtriiamวัสดุwát-sà-dùให้hâiพร้อมprómเสียก่อนsĭia gòn
Before weaving khla stems into mats, the craftsperson must split them into strips and prepare the material.
แม้máeต้นคล้าdtôn kláaที่têeปลูกbplòokประดับbprà-dàpจะมีjà meeใบbaiสวยsŭuaiแต่dtàeก็gâwไม่ได้mâi dâaiหมายความว่าmăai kwaam wâaทุกtúkชนิดchà-nítจะjàนำnamลำต้นlam dtônมาใช้maa cháiสานsăanเสื่อsèuuaได้dâiเหมือนกันmĕuuan gan
Although ornamental plants in the prayer plant family have beautiful foliage, that doesn't mean every species has stems suitable for weaving mats.
Word Breakdown
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ต้นคล้าdtôn kláaต้นคล้าdtôn kláakhla plant; plant of the arrowroot family