สายป่าน

săai bpàan

Meanings

1NounB1

hemp/synthetic twine; kite string

Strong twine traditionally made from hemp (now also synthetic), often used as kite string.

Examples

พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offสายป่านsăai bpàanสายป่านsăai bpàan1hemp/synthetic twine; kite string2financial staying power; deep pocketsมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] act; perform (role)2casually; for fun (manner marker)3[to] tease; kid; mess with4[to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)5seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)6[to] play; have fun7[to] play (game/sport/instrument)ว่าวwâaoว่าวwâao1kite (toy)2kite (fishing trap)3semen; ejaculation (slang)4[to] ejaculate; [to] come (male) (slang)5classifier: flying kites
Dad went to buy kite string for me to fly a kite.
2NounB2

financial staying power; deep pockets

Figurative: money reserves or resources that allow one to keep going over time.

Examples

บริษัทสตาร์ทอัพbo-rí-sàt sà-dtáat-âpบริษัทสตาร์ทอัพbo-rí-sàt sà-dtáat-âpstartup companyหลายแห่งlăai hàengหลายแห่งlăai hàengin many placesต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightปิดตัวbpìt dtuuaปิดตัวbpìt dtuua1[to] shut down; cease operations2[to] be closed off; keep to oneselfลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] put; apply; record3[to] decrease; go down4[to] land; alight5down; downstream6downstream; southbound7[to] get off (vehicle)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingสายป่านsăai bpàanสายป่านsăai bpàan1hemp/synthetic twine; kite string2financial staying power; deep pocketsไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] lengthen; grow longพอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merely
Many startup companies have to shut down because their financial runway isn't long enough.