สูงวัย(sŏong wai)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

elderly; advanced in age

of advanced age; elderly (polite/neutral descriptor for older persons)

Examples

คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsผู้สูงวัยpôo sŏong waiผู้สูงวัยpôo sŏong waielderly person; senior citizenที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotแข็งแรงkăeng raengแข็งแรงkăeng raeng1healthy; fit2strong; robustมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
My grandmother is a very healthy elderly person.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

สูงsŏongสูงsŏong1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3advanced; elevated (abstract)4up; to a high positionPart 1
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วัยwaiวัยwai1age; stage of life2age group; generationPart 2
สูงวัยsŏong waiสูงวัยsŏong waielderly; advanced in age