สายธาร

săai taan

Meanings

1NounB1

stream; flow (lit.)

A stream or flowing watercourse; literary/poetic register.

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)นั่งพักnâng pákนั่งพักnâng pák[to] sit and restริมrimริมrim1edge; rim; border2edge; riverside; roadside (at/along the edge)3edge-side; roadside (modifier)สายธารsăai taanสายธารsăai taan1stream; flow (lit.)2flow; current (figurative)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)น้ำใสnáam săiน้ำใสnáam săiclear waterมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoปลาตัวbplaa dtuuaปลาตัวbplaa dtuuaa single fish (one animal)เล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2younger; junior3minor; slightว่ายwâaiว่ายwâai1[to] swim2[to] float/drift (in liquid)ไปมาbpai maaไปมาbpai maa1[to] go back and forth; frequent2back and forth; to and fro3(in 'ไป ... มา') indicates a completed round trip
We sat resting by the stream; in the clear water, small fish swam about.
2NounB2

flow; current (figurative)

A continuous movement or course of something abstract, such as time, emotion, or events (e.g., 'สายธารแห่งกาลเวลา').

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สายธารsăai taanสายธารsăai taan1stream; flow (lit.)2flow; current (figurative)แห่งhàengแห่งhàeng1of; belonging to (formal)2place; location (formal)3classifier: places/institutionsกาลเวลาgaan way-laaกาลเวลาgaan way-laatime; the passage of time (formal/literary)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3foreign; from another place4each; respectively5to differ; be differentมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2section; segment (part of something)3range; interval (between limits)4period; time (around now/then)5distance between supports6width span; armspan7span; breadth (across)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/slotต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเรียนรู้riian róoเรียนรู้riian róo[to] learn; acquire knowledgeและláeและláeand (coordinating)เติบโตdtèrp-dtoเติบโตdtèrp-dto1to grow/expand (economy/organization)2to grow (physically/mentally)
In the stream of time, we each have periods to learn and grow.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

สายsăaiสายsăai1line; wire; cable2route; line (transport/communication)3late (in the day); running late4strand; string; thread (long thin piece)5lineage; affiliation; branch6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7morning (late morning period)Part 1
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ธารtaanธารtaan1stream; brook2flow; current (literal or figurative)Part 2
สายธารsăai taanสายธารsăai taanstream; flow (lit.)