ปริยาย
bpà-rí-yaai
Meanings
1NounC1
indirect/implicit sense; implication
an indirect or implicit sense; an implication understood without being stated directly
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)บอกตรงๆbòk dtrong dtrongบอกตรงๆbòk dtrong dtrongfrankly; honestlyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsปริยายbpà-rí-yaaiปริยายbpà-rí-yaai1indirect/implicit sense; implication2figurative senseว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeทีมเราteem raoทีมเราteem raoour teamควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofเปลี่ยนbplìianเปลี่ยนbplìian1[to] change; become different2[to] switch; replace; exchange3[to] change; transfer (clothes/transport/etc.)แผนpăenแผนpăen1plan; strategy2scheme; plot
He didn’t say it directly but implied that our team should change the plan.
2NounC1
figurative sense
a non-literal or figurative sense of a word or expression (as opposed to the literal sense)
Examples
คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)รักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsการใช้ภาษาgaan chái paa-săaการใช้ภาษาgaan chái paa-săa1language use (act)2usage; style and register3community usage normsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ปริยายbpà-rí-yaaiปริยายbpà-rí-yaai1indirect/implicit sense; implication2figurative senseไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)หมายถึงmăai tĕungหมายถึงmăai tĕung1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)จริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2[!] really?!; seriously?!
The phrase 'fire of love' uses language in a figurative sense; it doesn’t mean actual fire.
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ปริยายbpà-rí-yaaiปริยายbpà-rí-yaaiindirect/implicit sense; implication