ลำ(lam)
Meanings
1ClassifierA2
classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instruments
A Thai classifier used for long, self-contained units such as boats, ships, aircraft, rockets, and certain wind instruments (e.g., flutes).
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoขลุ่ยklùiขลุ่ยklùifluteหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)ลำlamลำlam1classifier: beams/rays of light; laser2shaft; trunk; stalk; hull/body (of boat or instrument)3beam; ray (of light)4channel; pipeline (figurative/technical)5classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instruments
I have one flute.
2ClassifierB1
classifier: beams/rays of light; laser
A classifier used for distinct beams or rays, especially light or laser beams.
Examples
ฉายchăaiฉายchăai1[to] screen; show; air2to appear/air (on media)3epithet; alias (as in ฉายา)4[to] emit; radiate (light/glow)5[to] project (light/image)ไฟฉายfai chăaiไฟฉายfai chăaiflashlight; torchไปเป็นbpai bpenไปเป็นbpai bpen[to] go to be; take up a post asลำlamลำlam1classifier: beams/rays of light; laser2shaft; trunk; stalk; hull/body (of boat or instrument)3beam; ray (of light)4channel; pipeline (figurative/technical)5classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instrumentsเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asฝุ่นfùnฝุ่นfùn1dust; fine dry particles2particulate matter (air pollution)ลอยloiลอยloi1floating; adrift2[to] float; drift3[to] hover; be suspended4[to] float (price/exchange rate)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weather3atmosphere (figurative); ambience
Shining the flashlight created a beam that revealed dust in the air.
3NounB1
shaft; trunk; stalk; hull/body (of boat or instrument)
The main elongated part of something, such as a shaft, tree trunk, plant stalk, or the hull/body of a boat or a musical instrument.
Examples
ลำlamลำlam1classifier: beams/rays of light; laser2shaft; trunk; stalk; hull/body (of boat or instrument)3beam; ray (of light)4channel; pipeline (figurative/technical)5classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instrumentsต้นกล้วยdtôn glûuaiต้นกล้วยdtôn glûuaibanana tree; banana plantในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1[to] oppose; contradict; go against2[to] move against; counter (direction)3classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations4garden; orchard; parkหนาnăaหนาnăa1thick (not thin)2dense; in large quantity3thickly; denselyนุ่มnûmนุ่มnûm1soft (to the touch)2soft/gentle (voice/tone)3tender (food)และláeและláeand (coordinating)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
The banana plant’s stalk in the garden is thick, soft, and full of sap.
4NounB1
beam; ray (of light)
A beam or ray, especially of light; often in technical or descriptive contexts.
Examples
ลำlamลำlam1classifier: beams/rays of light; laser2shaft; trunk; stalk; hull/body (of boat or instrument)3beam; ray (of light)4channel; pipeline (figurative/technical)5classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instrumentsแสงเลเซอร์săeng lay-sêrแสงเลเซอร์săeng lay-sêrlaser light; laser beamสีแดงsĕe daengสีแดงsĕe daeng1the color red2red; red-coloredพุ่งตรงpûng dtrongพุ่งตรงpûng dtrong[to] head straight for; [to] go directly towardsไปยังbpai yangไปยังbpai yangto; toward (destination/extent)เป้าbpâoเป้าbpâo1target; aim2goal; objective3crotch; groin (informal)4bullseye; center of target
A red laser beam shoots straight toward the target.
5NounB2
channel; pipeline (figurative/technical)
A conduit or route for transmission or flow, used figuratively or in technical language.
Examples
ข้อมูลkôr moonข้อมูลkôr moon1data (computing)2information; data (non-count)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ส่งผ่านsòng pàanส่งผ่านsòng pàan[to] transmit [sth]; send [sth] through; pass [sth] on/throughลำlamลำlam1classifier: beams/rays of light; laser2shaft; trunk; stalk; hull/body (of boat or instrument)3beam; ray (of light)4channel; pipeline (figurative/technical)5classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instrumentsสัญญาณsăn-yaanสัญญาณsăn-yaan1signal; sign; indication2signal strength/reception3cue (in communication/behavior)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเข้ารหัสkâo rá-hàtเข้ารหัสkâo rá-hàt1[to] encode; encrypt2encoded; encryptedเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofความปลอดภัยkwaam bplòt paiความปลอดภัยkwaam bplòt pai1safety2security
Data is transmitted through an encrypted channel for security.