ศีรษะ(sĕe-sà)

Meanings

1NounA2

head (body part; formal)

The head; the part of the body above the neck containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. More formal/polite than หัวหัวhŭua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5beginning; initial part6classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins7to bud; to sprout8header; title; headline.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillปวดศีรษะbpùuat sĕe-sàปวดศีรษะbpùuat sĕe-sà1headache2[to] have a headacheตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàe1from; since (starting point)2from X to Yเช้าcháaoเช้าcháao1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morning
He has had a headache since the morning.
2NounB1

top; upper end (formal/literary)

The top or upper end of something in formal or literary use; sometimes used in set phrases (e.g., head of a table).

Examples

แขกkàekแขกkàek1guest; visitor2patron (hotel/venue/restaurant)ผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiผู้ใหญ่pôo yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3authority; person in charge4senior; adult (modifier)5adult (modifier)ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)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/slotศีรษะsĕe-sàศีรษะsĕe-sà1head (body part; formal)2top; upper end (formal/literary)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2desk
The honored guest should sit at the head of the table.

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