ลนไฟ(lon fai)

Meanings

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[to] heat over a flame; [to] singe

to heat something briefly over an open flame, often to make it more pliable, to sterilize it, or to remove fine hairs or feathers.

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofลนไฟlon faiลนไฟlon fai[to] heat over a flame; [to] singeใบตองbai dtongใบตองbai dtongbanana leafเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเอาไปao bpaiเอาไปao bpai1[to] take/carry [sth] away2take it (then); you can have itห่อhòห่อhò1[to] wrap; package2package; bundle3classifier (packages; bundles; packets)ขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏm1snack; sweet; dessert2confectionery; pastry
Mom is briefly heating a banana leaf over the flame to use for wrapping snacks.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ลนlonลนlon1[to] scorch; singe [sth] over a flame2[to] panic; be flusteredPart 1
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ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)Part 2
ลนไฟlon faiลนไฟlon fai[to] heat over a flame; [to] singe