สี่ยาม
sèe yaam
Meanings
1NounC1
the four night watches
The traditional four divisions of the night (ยามหนึ่ง–ยามสี่), used in old timekeeping and literature, each covering a set period of nighttime.
Examples
บทกลอนbòt glonบทกลอนbòt glon1poem; verse (poetic composition)2stanza; verse (poem section)กล่าวถึงglàao tĕungกล่าวถึงglàao tĕung1[to] mention; refer to; allude to2[to] discuss; treat (a topic); speak aboutสี่ยามsèe yaamสี่ยามsèe yaamthe four night watchesของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsค่ำคืนkâm keunค่ำคืนkâm keunnight; nighttimeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàe1from; since (starting point)2from X to Yยามyaamยามyaam1time; period; at the time of (formal/lit.)2guard; watchman3watch duty; guard shift4quarter of the night (traditional)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reachยามyaamยามyaam1time; period; at the time of (formal/lit.)2guard; watchman3watch duty; guard shift4quarter of the night (traditional)สี่sèeสี่sèe1four (number)2fourth (ordinal)3four (as a noun)
The poem mentions the four watches of the night, from the first to the fourth.
Word Breakdown
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สี่ยามsèe yaamสี่ยามsèe yaamthe four night watches