ลู่ไหว(lûu wăi)

Meanings

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[to] bend and sway

to lean, bend, or sway flexibly under wind or force without breaking (e.g., grass, branches)

Examples

ยอดyôtยอดyôt1top; peak; summit2tip (of plant/shoot)3amount; total; balance; sales4excellent; superb5leader; head (arch.)หญ้าลู่ไหวyâa lôo wăiหญ้าลู่ไหวyâa lôo wăigrass bending and swayingตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)แรงลมraeng lomแรงลมraeng lom1wind force; wind strength2wind load (engineering)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)หักhàkหักhàk1[to] break; snap2be broken3[to] deduct; withhold4[to] swerve; turn the wheel sharply5[to] bend; fold back6[to] breach; violate7minus; less (arith.)
The grass tips sway with the wind but do not break.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ลู่lôoลู่lôo1lane; track (athletics)2[to] bend/streamline; lie flat with the flowPart 1
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ไหวwăiไหวwăi1[to] be able to; manage to2[to] shake; tremble; quiver3sensitive; responsive (to stimuli)4[to] sense; perceive (subtle or spiritual)Part 2
ลู่ไหวlûu wăiลู่ไหวlûu wăi[to] bend and sway