พยุง(pà-yung)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] support; hold up

to physically support or hold someone/something to prevent falling or to help stay upright

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)พยุงpà-yungพยุงpà-yung1[to] support; hold up2[to] prop up; sustain3Siamese rosewood; Dalbergia cochinchinensisยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitลุกlúkลุกlúk1[to] get up; rise (from sitting/lying)2[to] stand up3[of flames/emotions/conflict] flare up; eruptจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)เก้าอี้gâo îเก้าอี้gâo îchairช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateๆ-
I supported Grandma to slowly get up from the chair.
2VerbB2

[to] prop up; sustain

to keep something from declining or failing, such as a business, price, economy, or situation

Examples

รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2the government; public sectorออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2[to] come out; appear; be issued3[to] produce; emit; put out4[to] pay; spend; disburse5[to] issue; publish6out; outward7resulting; turn out8[to] quit; resign9[in sports] out of boundsมาตรการmâat-dtrà gaanมาตรการmâat-dtrà gaan1measure; policy step2preventive/restrictive measure3classifier: ประการลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark downภาษีpaa-sĕeภาษีpaa-sĕe1tax2duty; tariffเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofพยุงpà-yungพยุงpà-yung1[to] support; hold up2[to] prop up; sustain3Siamese rosewood; Dalbergia cochinchinensisกำลังซื้อgam-lang séuกำลังซื้อgam-lang séupurchasing powerในช่วงnai chûuangในช่วงnai chûuangduring; in the period ofเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìtเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìt1economy2economic conditions; the economyชะลอตัวchá-lo dtuuaชะลอตัวchá-lo dtuua1[to] slow down; decelerate2[to] slow [sth] down; decelerate [sth]3slowdown; deceleration
The government introduced tax reductions to prop up purchasing power during the economic slowdown.
3NounC1

Siamese rosewood; Dalbergia cochinchinensis

a valuable hardwood tree (Dalbergia cochinchinensis), also its wood, commonly called Siamese rosewood; used in furniture and construction

Examples

โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทำจากtam jàakทำจากtam jàak1[to] be made of/from [sth]2[to] make [sth] from [sth]ไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)3prefix in tool/implement names4classifier (long, rigid objects)5stick; rod; club; batพยุงpà-yungพยุงpà-yung1[to] support; hold up2[to] prop up; sustain3Siamese rosewood; Dalbergia cochinchinensisแข็งแรงkăeng raengแข็งแรงkăeng raeng1healthy; fit2strong; robustและláeและláeand (coordinating)สวยงามsŭuay ngaamสวยงามsŭuay ngaam1beautiful; lovely2splendid; elegant (style/design)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
This table is made from Siamese rosewood; it is very sturdy and beautiful.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ค้ำจุนkám junค้ำจุนkám jun1[to] prop up; shore up2[to] sustain; uphold
  • [to] prop up; shore up
  • [to] sustain; uphold
ประคับประคองprà-káp-prà-kongประคับประคองprà-káp-prà-kong1[to] support; steady2[to] nurse; give gentle care3[to] sustain; keep going4[to] handle delicately
  • [to] support; steady
  • [to] nurse; give gentle care
  • [to] sustain; keep going
  • [to] handle delicately
ประคองbprà-kongประคองbprà-kong1[to] support; steady2[to] sustain; keep going carefully3[to] escort carefully
  • [to] support; steady
  • [to] sustain; keep going carefully
  • [to] escort carefully
ค้ำชูkám chooค้ำชูkám choo1[to] prop up [sth]; support [sth] (physical)2[to] support [sb/sth]; sustain [sb/sth]; patronize [sb/sth] (figurative)
  • [to] prop up [sth]; support [sth] (physical)
  • [to] support [sb/sth]; sustain [sb/sth]; patronize [sb/sth] (figurative)
ค้ำkámค้ำkám1prop; brace; support2[to] prop; brace; support (from below)3[to] guarantee; act as surety; underwrite
  • prop; brace; support
  • [to] prop; brace; support (from below)
  • [to] guarantee; act as surety; underwrite