บันไดเงิน
ban-dai ngern
Meanings
1NounB1
silver stairs; silver ladder
stairs or a ladder made of or colored silver.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taan1tale; story (traditional/children’s)2folk tale; fableเจ้าชายjâo chaaiเจ้าชายjâo chaai1prince2Prince (title; before name)ปีนbpeenปีนbpeen1[to] climb; scale2[to] clamber; scrambleบันไดเงินban-dai ngernบันไดเงินban-dai ngern1silver stairs; silver ladder2pay scale; salary ladderขึ้นไปkêun bpaiขึ้นไปkêun bpai1[to] go up; ascend (away)2and up; or moreบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)หอคอยhŏ koiหอคอยhŏ koitower
In the fairy tale, the prince climbed a silver ladder up to the tower.
2NounB2
pay scale; salary ladder
the system of salary levels or steps in an organization; pay grades (short for 'บันไดเงินเดือน').
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal yearตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เงินเดือนngern deuuanเงินเดือนngern deuuansalary; monthly payก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerขยับขึ้นkà-yàp kûenขยับขึ้นkà-yàp kûen[to] move up; [to] shift up; [to] rise; [to] be promotedมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ขั้นkânขั้นkân1step; stair2stage; level; phase3classifier: steps/levels/stages4rank; grade; tierในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)บันไดเงินban-dai ngernบันไดเงินban-dai ngern1silver stairs; silver ladder2pay scale; salary ladderแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
He has worked for many years, so his salary has now moved up several steps on the pay scale.
Word Breakdown
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บันไดเงินban-dai ngernบันไดเงินban-dai ngernsilver stairs; silver ladder