สายฟ้า(săai fáa)

Meanings

1NounA2

lightning

a flash or bolt of electricity in the sky during a storm; lightning

Examples

คืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonightมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1typhoon; cyclone2storm (figurative)3stormและláeและláeand (coordinating)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asสายฟ้าsăai fáaสายฟ้าsăai fáa1lightning2lightning bolt (symbol/weapon)3given name: S̄āi-fáa (‘Lightning’)เต็มท้องdtem tóngเต็มท้องdtem tóngfull (stomach); stuffedฟ้าfáaฟ้าfáa1sky2heaven; divine realm3light blue; sky blue
Tonight there is a storm and I see lightning filling the sky.
2Proper nounB1

given name: S̄āi-fáa (‘Lightning’)

a modern Thai given name or nickname meaning ‘lightning’; used as a personal name

Examples

พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayสายฟ้าsăai fáaสายฟ้าsăai fáa1lightning2lightning bolt (symbol/weapon)3given name: S̄āi-fáa (‘Lightning’)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; base
Tomorrow Saifah will come to the school event with his mom.
3NounB2

lightning bolt (symbol/weapon)

a stylized bolt of lightning used as a symbol or depicted as a divine weapon (e.g., of Indra)

Examples

วิหารwí-hăanวิหารwí-hăan1viharn (Buddhist image hall)2temple hall (non-ordination)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสัญลักษณ์sàn-yá-lákสัญลักษณ์sàn-yá-lák1symbol; emblem2character/sign (e.g., %, @, ⌘)3icon; pictogramสายฟ้าsăai fáaสายฟ้าsăai fáa1lightning2lightning bolt (symbol/weapon)3given name: S̄āi-fáa (‘Lightning’)บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ยอดเสาyôt săoยอดเสาyôt săotop of a pillar; finialแสดงsà-daengแสดงsà-daeng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] present; exhibitอำนาจam-nâatอำนาจam-nâat1influence2force; might3jurisdiction; legal authority4power; authorityของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเทพtêhpเทพtêhp1deity; god2deva; celestial being (literary)3divine; godlike4awesome; god-tier (slang)ผู้พิทักษ์pôo pí-tákผู้พิทักษ์pôo pí-ták1custodian; warden (official role)2guardian; protector; defenderเมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1country; state (literary/archaic)2region; realm (historical)3city; town; urban area
The temple has a lightning-bolt symbol atop its pillars, showing the power of the city's guardian deity.

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)8informant; spy; secret agentPart 1
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ฟ้าfáaฟ้าfáa1sky2heaven; divine realm3light blue; sky bluePart 2
สายฟ้าsăai fáaสายฟ้าsăai fáalightning