ท่านผู้เฒ่า(tâan pôo tâo)

Meanings

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venerable elder

a venerable elder; a respected old person, often used in formal or literary contexts.

Examples

หากhàakหากhàak1if; in case2[to] seek; search forมีเรื่องmee rêuuangมีเรื่องmee rêuuang1[to] have an issue; something came up2[to] get into a quarrel/fightเดือดร้อนdèuuat rónเดือดร้อนdèuuat rón1[to] be in distress; suffer hardship; be troubled2[to] be affected; be inconvenienced; be put outชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ขอคำแนะนำkŏr kam náe-namขอคำแนะนำkŏr kam náe-nam[to] ask for adviceจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ท่านผู้เฒ่าtâan pôo tâoท่านผู้เฒ่าtâan pôo tâovenerable elderเสมอsà-mĕrเสมอsà-mĕr1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
If there's trouble, the villagers always go to ask for advice from the venerable elder.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)Part 1
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ผู้เฒ่าpôo tâoผู้เฒ่าpôo tâoelder; old person (male)Part 2
ท่านผู้เฒ่าtâan pôo tâoท่านผู้เฒ่าtâan pôo tâovenerable elder