ลิลัว
lí-luuaMeanings
1AdjectiveC2
flustered; disorderly (literary)
Agitated or confused, acting hastily or in a disorganized manner rather than calmly and orderly.
Examples
พอได้por dâiพอได้por dâi1acceptable; passable; okay2[to] be able to do [something] to some extentยินyinยินyin[to] hear; feel (literary or in compounds)สัญญาณเตือนsăn-yaan dteuuanสัญญาณเตือนsăn-yaan dteuuan1warning signal/alarm2warning sign/red flagไฟไหม้fai mâiไฟไหม้fai mâi1a fire (destructive)2[to] catch fire; be on fireผู้คนpôo konผู้คนpôo konpeople; the publicก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerลิลัวlí-luuaลิลัวlí-luua1flustered; disorderly (literary)2crinum lily (Northern Thai)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactทางออกtaang òkทางออกtaang òk1exit2solution; way outไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)เจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeเจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeofficial; officer; staff memberจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]บอกทางbòk taangบอกทางbòk taang[to] give directions
When the fire alarm sounded, people became so flustered that they could not find the exit, so staff had to direct them.
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เมื่อmêuuaทราบsâapว่าwâaเจ้านายjâo naaiจะjàมาถึงmaa tŭengก่อนกำหนดgòn gam-nòtพวกpûuakบ่าวbàaoก็gâwลิลัวlí-luuaจัดjàtสำรับsăm-rápกันganผิดpìtๆ-ถูกtòokๆ-จนjonแม่ครัวmâe kruuaต้องdtôngออกมาòk maaคุมkumเองayng
On learning that their master would arrive ahead of schedule, the servants became flustered and made mistakes setting out the meal, until the cook had to take charge herself.
แม้máeปากbpàakจะjàบอกว่าbòk wâaเตรียมการdtriiam gaanไว้wáiพร้อมprómแล้วláeoแต่dtàeพอporถูกtòokซักsákถามจริงtăam jingเขาkăoกลับglàpลิลัวlí-luuaตอบdtòpวกไปวนมาwók bpai won maaจนjonเรื่องrêuuangที่têeอธิบายà-tí-baaiยิ่งyîngสับสนsàp-sŏn
Although he claimed to be fully prepared, when he was actually questioned he became flustered, giving rambling answers that only made his explanation more confusing.
ข่าวkàaoว่าwâaข้าศึกkâa sèukประชิดbprà-chítกำแพงเมืองgam-paeng meuuangทำให้tam hâiผู้คนpôo konลิลัวlí-luuaบ้างbâangขนkŏnข้าวของkâao kŏngหนีnĕeบ้างbâangวิ่งwîngย้อนกลับไปyón glàp bpaiตามdtaamญาติyâatจนjonถนนtà-nŏnทั้งtángสายsăaiโกลาหลgoh-laa-hŏn
News that enemy troops had reached the city walls sent people into a disorganized frenzy: some fled with their belongings, while others ran back for relatives, throwing the entire street into chaos.
2NounC2
crinum lily (Northern Thai)
A Northern Thai name for a crinum lily, a plant with long leaves and large white flowers.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ปลูกbplòokปลูกbplòok1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ลิลัวlí-luuaลิลัวlí-luua1flustered; disorderly (literary)2crinum lily (Northern Thai)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ริมrimริมrim1edge; rim; border2outermost; at the edgeรั้วrúuaรั้วrúua1fence; enclosure2railings; barrierเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ดอกdòkดอกdòk1flower; blossom2classifier: flowers and similar items3interest (on money)4emphasis or assurance particle (regional or old-fashioned)สีขาวsĕe kăaoสีขาวsĕe kăao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmlessขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat yàiขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat yài1large; big; large-scale2large size (option)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเด่นdènเด่นdèn1prominent; conspicuous2outstanding; distinguished3[to] stand out; [to] be prominentอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainท่ามกลางtâam glaangท่ามกลางtâam glaang1amid; among2amid (situations)ใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerๆ-
Grandma planted crinum lilies along the fence because she likes their large white flowers standing out among the long leaves.
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แม้máeคนต่างถิ่นkon dtàang tìnจะjàรู้จักrúu jàkไม้ดอกmáai dòkชนิดchá-nítนี้néeในnaiชื่อchêuพลับพลึงpláp-pleungแต่dtàeชาวบ้านchaao bâanทางเหนือtaang nĕuuaบางbaangแห่งhàengยังyangเรียกrîakต้นdtônที่têeมีmeeใบbaiยาวyaaoและláeดอกdòkสีขาวsĕe kăaoนี้néeว่าwâaลิลัวlí-luua
Although people from other regions know this flowering plant as phlap phlueng, some northern communities still call this long-leaved, white-flowered plant lilua.
พอporลิลัวlí-luuaข้างkâangชานบ้านchaan bâanผลิดอกplì dòkสีขาวsĕe kăaoเป็นช่อbpen chôใบbaiเรียวยาวriiao yaaoที่têeเคยkoeiดูdooรกตาrók dtaaก็gâwกลับกลายเป็นglàp glaai bpenฉากหลังchàak lăngที่têeขับkàpให้ดอกhâi dòkเด่นdènขึ้นkêun
When the crinum lily beside the veranda produces clusters of white flowers, its long, slender leaves, which once looked untidy, become a backdrop that makes the flowers stand out.
สำหรับsăm-ràpยายyaaiลิลัวlí-luuaที่têeชูchooช่อดอกchôr dòkสีขาวsĕe kăaoอยู่yòoริมrimชานchaanมิใช่mí châiเพียงpiiangไม้ประดับmáai bprà-dàpหากhàakเป็นbpenความทรงจำkwaam song jamของkŏngบ้านเกิดbâan gèrtทางเหนือtaang nĕuuaที่têeยังyangผลิบานplì-baanแม้máeท่านtâanจะjàจากมาjàak maaหลายสิบlăai sìpปีbpeeแล้วก็láeo gâwตามdtaam
For Grandma, the crinum lily raising its clusters of white flowers beside the veranda is not merely an ornamental plant, but a still-blooming memory of her northern hometown, even though she left it decades ago.