ทั้งหลาย
táng lăai
Meanings
1NounB1
all; all the
follows a noun or pronoun to indicate the entire group or every member of it
Examples
นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilทั้งหลายtáng lăaiทั้งหลายtáng lăai1all; all the2everyone; all of you/them3various; many kinds (literary/ritual)ส่งงานsòng ngaanส่งงานsòng ngaan1[to] submit work; hand in an assignment/report2[to] deliver a deliverable; turn in a project/milestoneครบkrópครบkróp1complete; full; all present2in full; completely3[time] to be complete; to reach the full termแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
All the students have submitted their work.
2NounB1
everyone; all of you/them
used after pronouns to refer to people collectively, often in address (e.g., you all, everyone)
Examples
พวกเธอpûuak terพวกเธอpûuak ter1you (plural); you all2they (female group)ทั้งหลายtáng lăaiทั้งหลายtáng lăai1all; all the2everyone; all of you/them3various; many kinds (literary/ritual)กรุณาฟังgà-rú-naa fangกรุณาฟังgà-rú-naa fang[!] please listen; kindly listen (polite)ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai1[to] interpret; expound2[to] explain; clarifyก่อนนะgòn náก่อนนะgòn náfirst (polite); used on leaving ('I'll go first')
All of you, please listen to the teacher’s explanation first.
3NounB2
various; many kinds (literary/ritual)
used in fixed or formal expressions to mean various or all sorts of (e.g., เทวดาทั้งหลาย)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พิธีpí-teeพิธีpí-tee1ceremony; rite2ritual; observance3formal procedure; protocolเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเชิญชวนchern chuanเชิญชวนchern chuan1[to] invite and encourage2[to] solicit; promoteเทวดาtay-wá-daaเทวดาtay-wá-daa1deity; celestial being2angel (figurative compliment)ทั้งหลายtáng lăaiทั้งหลายtáng lăai1all; all the2everyone; all of you/them3various; many kinds (literary/ritual)ให้มาhâi maaให้มาhâi maa[to] send; [to] have [sb] come (here)ร่วมrûuamร่วมrûuam1[to] join; participate2together; jointly3joint; shared; mutualเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsสักขีพยานsàk-kĕe pá-yaanสักขีพยานsàk-kĕe pá-yaan1witness (person)2attestation; testimony; documentary witness
In the ceremony, he invited the various deities to come as witnesses.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ทั้งหมดtáng mòtทั้งหมดtáng mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everything
- all; entire; whole
- all; in total; completely
- the whole; everything
ทั้งปวงtáng bpuuangทั้งปวงtáng bpuuang1all; entire (formal/literary)2all (of them); everyone/everything (formal)
- all; entire (formal/literary)
- all (of them); everyone/everything (formal)
ประดาbprà-daaประดาbprà-daaall; the whole group; various
all; the whole group; various
บรรดาban-daaบรรดาban-daa1all; the whole group of2various; among
- all; the whole group of
- various; among
ผองpŏngผองpŏng1all; entire (group, literary/formal)2everyone; all of us/them (literary)
- all; entire (group, literary/formal)
- everyone; all of us/them (literary)
Word Breakdown
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ทั้งหลายtáng lăaiทั้งหลายtáng lăaiall; all the