ต้นงิ้ว(dtôn ngíu)
Meanings
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red silk-cotton tree
A tropical tree, often called the red silk-cotton tree, with a thorny trunk and red flowers.
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นกnókนกnók1classifier for birds (ตัว)2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)3birdหลายชนิดlăai chá-nítหลายชนิดlăai chá-nítmany kinds; variousชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเกาะgòrเกาะgòr1[to] cling; [to] hold on2[to] stick; [to] adhere3island4[to] come close to shore (of a boat)ที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)ต้นงิ้วdtôn ngíuต้นงิ้วdtôn ngíu1red silk-cotton tree2thorny tree in Buddhist hellเวลาที่way-laa têeเวลาที่way-laa têethe time whenดอกdòkดอกdòk1classifier: flowers and similar items2flower; blossom3interest (on money)สีแดงsĕe daengสีแดงsĕe daeng1the color red2red; red-coloredของมันkŏng manของมันkŏng manits; belonging to it; his / hers (derogatory or very informal)บานbaanบานbaan1wide; flared2[to] bloom3[to] balloon; [to] swell; [to] escalate (cost/size/number)4[to] spread out; [to] flare outwardเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1[to] be full2complete; entire; full (amount)3fully; completely; to the full4full; filledต้นdtônต้นdtôn1classifier: trees; plants; poles2tree; plant3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5origin; source; root cause6stem; trunk; stalk; base
Many kinds of birds like to perch on the red silk-cotton tree when its red flowers are in full bloom.
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ระวังrá-wangอย่าyàaไปbpaiจับjàpลำต้นlam dtônของkŏngต้นงิ้วdtôn ngíuนะnáเพราะpráwมันmanมีmeeหนามnăamแหลมคมlăem komรอบๆrôp rôpลำต้นlam dtônเลยloie
Be careful not to touch the trunk of the red silk-cotton tree because it has sharp thorns all around it.
ดอกdòkของkŏngต้นงิ้วdtôn ngíuสามารถsăa-mâatนำมาnam maaตากแห้งdàak hâengเพื่อpêuuaใช้cháiเป็นbpenส่วนประกอบหลักsùuan bprà-gòp làkในnaiน้ำnáamเงี้ยวngíaaoซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenอาหารเหนือaa-hăan nĕuuaได้dâi
The flowers of the red silk-cotton tree can be dried and used as a main ingredient in Nam Ngeaw, a Northern Thai dish.
ต้นงิ้วdtôn ngíuเป็นbpenไม้ยืนต้นmái yeun dtônขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat yàiที่têeมักจะmák jàผลัดใบplàt baiจนหมดjon mòtต้นdtônก่อนที่gòn têeจะjàออกดอกòk dòkสีแดงsĕe daengสะพรั่งsà-prângในช่วงnai chûuangต้นdtônฤดูร้อนrú-duu rón
The red silk-cotton tree is a large perennial that usually sheds all its leaves before blooming with bright red flowers in early summer.
2NounC1
thorny tree in Buddhist hell
In Thai Buddhist mythology, a giant thorny tree in hell that people who commit adultery are condemned to climb.
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คนสมัยก่อนkon sà-măi gònคนสมัยก่อนkon sà-măi gònpeople from the pastมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)สอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] admonish; give moral guidance3[to] instruct; train [sb]ลูกหลานlôok lăanลูกหลานlôok lăan1descendants; offspring2younger generation (collective)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2[to] think; consider; deem3[to] scold; reproach; criticize4that (clause marker)ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseแอบàepแอบàep1secretly; on the sly2[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)ไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)มีชู้mee choóมีชู้mee choó[to] have an affairตอนdtonตอนdton1when; at the time (of)2time segment; period3section; part4episode; chapterตายไปdtaai bpaiตายไปdtaai bpai[to] pass away; [to] dieจะต้องjà dtôngจะต้องjà dtông1be certain/inevitable2must; have to; be obliged toไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)ปีนbpeenปีนbpeen[to] climb; scaleต้นงิ้วdtôn ngíuต้นงิ้วdtôn ngíu1red silk-cotton tree2thorny tree in Buddhist hellในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)นรกná-rókนรกná-rók1place/state of extreme suffering2hell; infernal realm3hellish; infernal (attributive)
People in the old days often taught their descendants that if they secretly committed adultery, they would have to climb the thorny tree in hell when they die.
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ภาพวาดฝาผนังpâap wâat făa pà-năngในnaiวัดwátนี้néeแสดงให้เห็นsà-daeng hâi hĕnฉากchàakที่têeคนบาปkon bàapกำลังgam-langปีนbpeenต้นงิ้วdtôn ngíuที่têeมีmeeหนามnăamเหล็กlèkยาวyaaoและláeแหลมคมlăem kom
The mural in this temple depicts a scene of sinners climbing the hell tree with long, sharp iron thorns.
แม้máeสังคมsăng-komจะjàเปลี่ยนไปbplìian bpaiแต่dtàeภาพจำpâap jamของkŏngต้นงิ้วdtôn ngíuในnaiนรกภูมิná-rók-gà-poomยังคงyang kongเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sàn-yá-lákที่têeทรงพลังsong pá-langในnaiการgaanเตือนสติdteuuan sà-dtìไม่ให้mâi hâiผู้คนpôo konละเมิดlá-mêrtศีลsĭinข้อkôสามsăam
Even though society has changed, the image of the thorny tree in the hell realm remains a powerful symbol in reminding people not to violate the third precept.
คติความเชื่อká-dtì kwaam chêuuaเรื่องrêuuangการปีนgaan bpeenต้นงิ้วdtôn ngíuเป็นbpenกุศโลบายgù-sò-loh-baaiอันanแยบคายyâep kaaiของkŏngคนkonสมัยโบราณsà-măi boh-raanที่ต้องการtêe dtông gaanควบคุมkûap-kumศีลธรรมsĭin-lá-tamและláeป้องกันbpông ganการgaanลักลอบlák lôpเป็นbpenชู้chúuกับgàpคู่ครองkôo krongของkŏngผู้อื่นpôo èun
The belief regarding climbing the hell tree is an ingenious stratagem of ancient people who wanted to control morality and prevent illicit affairs with others' spouses.
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ต้นงิ้วdtôn ngíuต้นงิ้วdtôn ngíured silk-cotton tree