พอเลี้ยง(por líiang)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

enough to support; enough to live on

Enough to support oneself or one’s family at a basic level; barely sufficient to live on.

Examples

รายได้จากการขายraai dâai jàak gaan kăaiรายได้จากการขายraai dâai jàak gaan kăaisales revenue; income from salesของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleน้อยๆnói nóiน้อยๆnói nói1small; slight; little (amount/degree)2slightly; a little; a bitก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)พอเลี้ยงตัวpor líiang dtuuaพอเลี้ยงตัวpor líiang dtuua[to] earn enough to live on; [to] get byเองayngเองayng1oneself; personally; by oneself2exactly that/itself3emphatic particle (self/only)ไปวันๆbpai wan wanไปวันๆbpai wan wan1idly day to day; just getting by2[to] drift along; pass the days aimlesslyไม่ได้mâi 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)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเงินเก็บngern gèpเงินเก็บngern gèpsavings; nest eggเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
The income from selling small things is just enough to support myself day-to-day; there's no money for savings.
2VerbB2

[to] be enough to raise/support

To be adequate in amount or income to raise or take care of someone or a household.

Examples

เงินเดือนngern deuuanเงินเดือนngern deuuansalary; monthly payของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerพอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเลี้ยงครอบครัวlíiang krôp-kruuaเลี้ยงครอบครัวlíiang krôp-kruua[to] support [one's] familyเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleที่têeที่têe1place; 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; undergoลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedแบบbàepแบบbàep1model; pattern; design; template2style; type; kind; manner3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)5prototype; sampleไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ลำบากlam-bàakลำบากlam-bàak1difficult; troublesome2[to] be in hardship; have a hard time3poor; needy (of living conditions)
His salary is adequate to raise his small family with one child without hardship.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyPart 1
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เลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] support; maintain4[to] host; treat5[to] feedPart 2
พอเลี้ยงpor líiangพอเลี้ยงpor líiangenough to support; enough to live on