สายใย
săai yai
Meanings
1NounB2
bond; tie; connection (emotional/supportive)
a bond or tie that connects people or things, especially an emotional, familial, or supportive connection
Examples
แม้máeแม้máe1even2even; even if; althoughเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainไกลglaiไกลglai1far; distant2far (in time/relationship); distant3far; to a distant placeกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)สายใยsăai yaiสายใยsăai yai1bond; tie; connection (emotional/supportive)2filament; strand; threadlike fiberความรักkwaam rákความรักkwaam rák1love; affection2romance; romantic relationshipของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)อบอุ่นใจòp ùn jaiอบอุ่นใจòp ùn jai1comforted; heart-warmed2[to] feel heart-warmed; feel reassured
Even though we're far apart, the family's bond of love still makes us feel warm inside.
2NounB2
filament; strand; threadlike fiber
a fine, threadlike strand such as a filament or thin fiber (literal sense)
Examples
แมงมุมชักmaeng mum chákแมงมุมชักmaeng mum chákchildren’s counting-out rhyme/gameสายใยsăai yaiสายใยsăai yai1bond; tie; connection (emotional/supportive)2filament; strand; threadlike fiberบางๆbaang baangบางๆbaang baang1thin; fine (not thick)2thinly; in a thin layer3slight; faint; subtle4slightly; faintlyระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeกิ่งไม้gìng máaiกิ่งไม้gìng máaitree branchสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondกิ่งgìngกิ่งgìng1branch; twig (small)2branch; offshoot (figurative)3classifier: branches, twigs
A spider spun a thin strand between two branches.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เส้นใยsên yaiเส้นใยsên yai1dietary fiber2fiber (biology; technology)3classifier: bundle; length/strand4fiber; filament; textile fiber
- dietary fiber
- fiber (biology; technology)
- classifier: bundle; length/strand
- fiber; filament; textile fiber
ความผูกพันkwaam pòok panความผูกพันkwaam pòok pan1bond; attachment; emotional tie2binding force; obligation (legal/formal)
- bond; attachment; emotional tie
- binding force; obligation (legal/formal)
ใยyaiใยyai1fiber; filament; thread2silk thread; filament3spider silk; cobweb4fiber (dietary)5why (archaic/literary)6classifier: threads/filaments
- fiber; filament; thread
- silk thread; filament
- spider silk; cobweb
- fiber (dietary)
- why (archaic/literary)
- classifier: threads/filaments
เยื่อใยyêuua yaiเยื่อใยyêuua yai1lingering attachment; emotional bond2fibrous tissue; fiber
- lingering attachment; emotional bond
- fibrous tissue; fiber
สายสัมพันธ์săai săm-panสายสัมพันธ์săai săm-panbond; ties; relationships; connections
bond; ties; relationships; connections
Word Breakdown
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สายใยsăai yaiสายใยsăai yaibond; tie; connection (emotional/supportive)