พลอย(ploy)
Meanings
1Proper nounA2
Ploy (female given name)
a common Thai female given name
2NounB1
gem; gemstone
a precious or semi-precious stone used in jewelry
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offแหวนwăenแหวนwăen1ring (finger jewelry)2toroidal ring/annulus (technical)3classifier: ringsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพลอยสีploy sĕeพลอยสีploy sĕecolored gemstone (non-diamond)ฟ้าfáaฟ้าfáa1sky2heaven; divine realm3light blue; sky blueให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsของขวัญkŏng kwănของขวัญkŏng kwăngift; present
Mom bought me a ring with a blue gemstone as a gift.
3AdverbB2
also; as a result
also; consequently or as a result of something else happening
Examples
ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourรถติดrót dtìtรถติดrót dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เลยไปloei bpaiเลยไปloei bpai[to] go past; [to] overshootสายsăaiสายsăai1line; wire; cable2route; line (transport/communication)3late (in the day); running late4strand; string; thread (long thin piece)5lineage; affiliation; branch6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7morning (late morning period)8informant; spy; secret agentเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerพลอยployพลอยploy1gem; gemstone2also; as a result3Ploy (female given name)รอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitประชุมbprà-chumประชุมbprà-chum1meeting; conference2[to] meet; hold a meeting3assembly; councilไปด้วยbpai dûuayไปด้วยbpai dûuay1[to] go along; accompany [sb]2too; as well; also3at the same time; concurrently4[to] be counted/included (count me in)
It rained heavily and traffic was bad, so I was late; my friend consequently had to wait for the meeting too.
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พลอยployพลอยployPloy (female given name)