สวะ(sà-wá)

Meanings

1NounB2

floating refuse; water debris

floating weeds, rubbish, or other debris that clogs a waterway

Examples

หลังlăngหลังlăng1behind; at the back of2back (of body)3CL: building; house; structure4after; later than5rear; back (part)ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk[to] rain heavily; pourมีmeeมีmee1[to] experience; undergo2[to] have; possess3there is/are; existสวะsà-wáสวะsà-wá1scum; trash2floating refuse; water debrisลอยมาloi maaลอยมาloi maa1[of sound/smell] to waft over2[to] drift/float toward3[fig.] to surface (in the mind)ติดdtìtติดdtìt1owing; indebted; behind on payments2busy; occupied; tied up3[to] catch fire; light; start; come on4[to] stick; attach; fasten5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere7[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)8addicted to; hooked on; attached to9[to] follow closely; keep close toที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)เสาsăoเสาsăo1post; pillar; column2pole; mastตอม่อสะพานdto-mô sà-paanตอม่อสะพานdto-mô sà-paanbridge pier; bridge supportเยอะมากyér mâakเยอะมากyér mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)
After the heavy rain, a lot of floating debris got stuck at the bridge pillars.
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ชาวบ้านchaao bâanช่วยกันchûuai ganเก็บgèpสวะsà-wáในnaiคลองklongเพื่อให้pêuua hâiน้ำnáamไหลlăiได้สะดวกขึ้นdâai sà-dùuak kûen
The villagers helped each other clear the floating weeds in the canal so the water could flow more easily.
ปัญหาbpan-hăaน้ำท่วมnáam tûuamในnaiชุมชนchum-chonนี้néeเกิดจากgèrt jàakสวะsà-wáจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâakที่têeเข้าไปkâo bpaiอุดตันùt dtanในnaiท่อระบายน้ำtôr rá-baai náam
The flooding problem in this community is caused by a massive amount of debris clogging the drainage pipes.
เทศบาลtâyt-sà-baanได้dâiส่งsòngเจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeพร้อมprómเรือreuuaท้องแบนtóng baenมาmaaกำจัดgam-jàtสวะsà-wáที่têeกีดขวางgèet kwăangทางน้ำtaang náamไหลlăiอย่างเร่งด่วนyàang rêng dùuan
The municipality urgently dispatched staff with flat-bottomed boats to remove the floating weeds obstructing the waterway.
2NounC1

scum; trash

a worthless person or thing; scum or trash of society

Examples

เธอterเธอter1she; her2you (informal; familiar)โกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1[to] be angry (at/with/about)2angry; madมากmâakมากmâak1many; numerous2very; extremely3much; a lot; greatlyและláeและláeand (coordinating)ด่าdàaด่าdàa1[to] insult; curse at2[to] scold; reprimandผู้ชายpôo chaaiผู้ชายpôo chaai1boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)2man; male (person)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1(topic-marking or emphatic particle)2that one; that thing3that (distal demonstrative)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2[to] think; consider; deem3[to] scold; reproach; criticize4that (clause marker)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeแค่kâeแค่kâe1up to; as far as; only as much as2only; justสวะsà-wáสวะsà-wá1scum; trash2floating refuse; water debrisที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1[reply] we don't have it; out of stock2there is/are not; does/do not exist3to not have; lackใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverต้องการdtông gaanต้องการdtông gaan1[to] need; require2[to] want; desire
She was very angry and called the man a piece of trash that nobody wanted.
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ตัวร้ายdtuua ráaiในnaiภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeถูกtòokนำเสนอnam sà-nĕrในฐานะnai tăa-náสวะsà-wáสังคมsăng-komที่têeเอาเปรียบao bprìiapผู้บริสุทธิ์pûu bo-rí-sùt
The villain in this movie is presented as the scum of society who exploits innocent people.
การgaanตราหน้าdtraa nâaผู้ที่pôo têeเคยkoeiก้าวพลาดgâao plâatว่าwâaเป็นbpenสวะsà-wáสังคมsăng-komสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tón hâi hĕn tĕungความkwaamใจแคบjai kâepและláeอคติà-kà-dtìที่têeฝังรากลึกfăng râak lúek
Branding those who have made mistakes as societal scum reflects deep-rooted narrow-mindedness and prejudice.
อาชญากรàat-chá-yaa-gonที่têeก่อคดีgò ká-deeอุกฉกรรจ์ùk-chà-ganซ้ำซากsám sâakมักmákถูกtòokสังคมsăng-komประณามbprà-naamว่าwâaเป็นbpenสวะsà-wáที่têeไม่อาจmâi àatขัดเกลาkàt glaoได้dâiอีกต่อไปèek dtòr bpai
Criminals who repeatedly commit heinous crimes are often condemned by society as worthless scum that can no longer be rehabilitated.