ส่วย(sùuai)
Meanings
1NounB2
kickback; illicit protection money
an illicit payment to officials or authorities for protection, favors, or to avoid enforcement; a bribe
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sètปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèt1[to] refuse; decline2[to] deny3[to] rejectไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)จ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)ส่วยsùuaiส่วยsùuai1tribute in kind; corvée replacement2kickback; illicit protection moneyให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeเจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeofficial; officer; staff memberที่มาtêe maaที่มาtêe maa1background; provenance; etymology2source; reference (citation)3origin; sourceขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)
He refused to pay protection money to the officials who came asking.
2NounC1
tribute in kind; corvée replacement
a traditional levy or tribute paid to a ruler or state, typically in goods rather than money; historically also a levy paid in lieu of corvée labor
Examples
ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)ชายป่าchaai bpàaชายป่าchaai bpàaedge of a forestต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] escort; see off6[to] emit; transmit; send outส่วยsùuaiส่วยsùuai1tribute in kind; corvée replacement2kickback; illicit protection moneyเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyและláeและláeand (coordinating)เกลือgleuuaเกลือgleuua1salt (table salt)2salt (chemical class)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเมืองหลวงmeuuang lŭuangเมืองหลวงmeuuang lŭuang1capital city2provincial capital (contextual)ทุกปีtúk bpeeทุกปีtúk bpeeevery year; annually
The forest-edge community had to pay tribute in rice and salt to the capital every year.
Related Words
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ค่าคุ้มครองkâa kúm-krongค่าคุ้มครองkâa kúm-krong1protection money2coverage benefit; protection payout
- protection money
- coverage benefit; protection payout
บรรณาการban-naa-gaanบรรณาการban-naa-gaantribute; formal gift to a superior
tribute; formal gift to a superior
ราชบรรณาการrâat-chá-ban-naa-gaanราชบรรณาการrâat-chá-ban-naa-gaantribute to a monarch/suzerain
tribute to a monarch/suzerain
ราชพลีrâat-chá-pleeราชพลีrâat-chá-plee1tribute or tax owed to a king2royal offering; royal sacrifice (ceremony)
- tribute or tax owed to a king
- royal offering; royal sacrifice (ceremony)
เงินใต้โต๊ะngern dtâi dtóเงินใต้โต๊ะngern dtâi dtóbribe; under-the-table money
bribe; under-the-table money