สืบตระกูล

sèup dtrà-goon

Meanings

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[to] carry on the family line

to continue a family's lineage, typically by having children to ensure the family name is carried on.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsลูกชายlôok chaaiลูกชายlôok chaaison; male childคนเดียวkon diiaoคนเดียวkon diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความคาดหวังkwaam kâat wăngความคาดหวังkwaam kâat wăng1expectation2expectations (demands/standards)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeต้องมีdtông meeต้องมีdtông mee[to] must have; [to] need to haveลูกชายlôok chaaiลูกชายlôok chaaison; male childเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofสืบตระกูลsèup dtrà-goonสืบตระกูลsèup dtrà-goon[to] carry on the family line
He is the only son, so there's an expectation from his family that he must have a son to continue the family lineage.