บัวคลี่
buua klêe
Meanings
1NounB2
opening lotus; unfurling lotus
a lotus flower that is opening or partly open, with petals unfurling (not fully in bloom)
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyแสงแดดsăeng dàetแสงแดดsăeng dàetsunlight; sunshineยามเช้าyaam cháaoยามเช้าyaam cháao1morning2in the morningส่องsòngส่องsòng1[to] shine (a light); illuminate2[to] examine closely; inspect3[to] snoop; check out (informal)4[to] observe; surveyถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reachสระน้ำsà náamสระน้ำsà náam1pond; pool (small body of water)2swimming poolฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asดอกบัวdòk buuaดอกบัวdòk buualotus flower/blossomคลี่klêeคลี่klêe1[to] unfold; unfurl; spread out2[to] loosen; disentangleค่อยๆkôi kôiค่อยๆkôi kôi1slowly; gently2gradually; little by littleบานออกbaan òkบานออกbaan òk[to] bloom open; [to] flare out
When the morning sunlight hit the pond, I saw the lotus flowers slowly starting to open.
2Proper nounC1
Bua Khli (female given name)
a Thai female given name
Examples
เพื่อนใหม่pêuuan màiเพื่อนใหม่pêuuan màinew friendของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2reputation; renown3[to] be named; be calledบัวคลี่buua klêeบัวคลี่buua klêe1opening lotus; unfurling lotus2Bua Khli (female given name)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herเพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only now3only/merely (just now starting)ย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)3[to] move houseมาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toเชียงใหม่chiiang màiเชียงใหม่chiiang mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Province
My new friend's name is Bua Khli; she just moved from Chiang Mai.
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บัวคลี่buua klêeบัวคลี่buua klêeopening lotus; unfurling lotus