ทวย(tuuai)

Meanings

1NounC1

host; multitude; populace

A literary or formal term for a group, multitude, or host of beings, such as people or deities (e.g., ทวยเทพทวยเทพtuuay tâepthe gods; heavenly host - host of gods; ทวยราษฎร์ทวยราษฎร์tuuay râatthe people; citizens - the populace).

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiThai literatureเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asการกล่าวถึงgaan glàao tĕungการกล่าวถึงgaan glàao tĕungmention; referenceทวยเทพtuuay tâepทวยเทพtuuay tâepthe gods; heavenly hostที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotคอยkoiคอยkoi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); keep on (doing)3[to] be on standby; be readyปกป้องbpòk bpôngปกป้องbpòk bpông[to] protect; defendคนดีkon deeคนดีkon dee1a good person; a virtuous person2dear; sweetheart (term of address)3a goody-goody; self-righteous person (sarcastic)
In Thai literature, we often see mentions of the host of gods who protect good people.
2NounC1

corbel; eaves bracket

An architectural support that sticks out from a wall to hold up the eaves of a roof or another part; a corbel or bracket.

Examples

บ้านเรือนไทยbâan reuuan taiบ้านเรือนไทยbâan reuuan tai1traditional Thai house2Thai domestic architectureสมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1the old days; former times2formerly; in the past; back thenนิยมní-yomนิยมní-yom1[to] favor; be popular; be in vogue2popularity; fashion; vogue3-ism; ideology; doctrine4custom; accepted usageใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ทวยtuuaiทวยtuuai1host; multitude; populace2corbel; eaves bracketไม้แกะสลักmái gàe sà-làkไม้แกะสลักmái gàe sà-làkwood carving; carved woodเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofค้ำยันkám yanค้ำยันkám yan1[to] prop; brace; support2prop; brace; strutชายคาchaai kaaชายคาchaai kaa1eaves; overhanging roof edge2under the eaves; household domain (figurative)
Traditional Thai houses in the past popularly used carved wooden brackets to support the eaves.

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