ผู้แก่(pôo gàe)

Meanings

1NounC1

elderly person; old person (dialectal/rare)

an elderly or old person; a dialectal or nonstandard variant of คนแก่คนแก่kon gàeelderly person; old person/ผู้เฒ่าผู้เฒ่าpôo tâoelder; old person (male), occasionally found in regional or literary use

Examples

ผู้แก่pôo gàeผู้แก่pôo gàeelderly person; old person (dialectal/rare)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)ตำนานdtam naanตำนานdtam naan1legend; myth; lore2legendary figure; icon3chronicle; historical record (archaic/lit.)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsท้องถิ่นtóng tìnท้องถิ่นtóng tìn1local; regional2the local area; localityให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
The elder in the village told the local legend to the children.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)Part 1
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แก่gàeแก่gàe1old (age)2to; toward (recipient/affected party)3ripe; mature (food/drink) [often overripe]4for; with regard to5dark (color); strong (drink)Part 2
ผู้แก่pôo gàeผู้แก่pôo gàeelderly person; old person (dialectal/rare)