หยาดน้ำ
yàat náamMeanings
1NounB1
drop of water; droplet
a small drop of water.
Examples
ตอนเช้าdton cháaoตอนเช้าdton cháao1morning (time period)2in the morningมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหยาดน้ำyàat náamหยาดน้ำyàat náam1drop of water; droplet2[to] pour water to dedicate merit (Northern Thai)เกาะgòrเกาะgòr1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] come close to shore (of a boat)5[to] rely on [sb] for support or advantage (figurative)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ยอดหญ้าyôt yâaยอดหญ้าyôt yâagrass tips; top of grass
In the morning, there are drops of water on the tips of the grass.
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หยาดน้ำyàat náamฝนfŏnที่têeเกาะgòrบนbonหน้าต่างnâa dtàangสะท้อนแสงsà-tón săengไฟfaiดูdooสวยงามsŭuay ngaam
The raindrops clinging to the window reflect the light beautifully.
เขาkăoสะดุ้งsà-dûngเมื่อmêuuaรู้สึกถึงróo-sèuk tĕungหยาดน้ำyàat náamเย็นๆyen yenหยดyòtลงบนlong bonแขนkăaenจากjàakเพดานpay-daanที่têeรั่วrûua
He was startled when he felt a cold drop of water drip onto his arm from the leaky ceiling.
ในnaiสภาวะsà-paa-wáไร้ráiน้ำหนักnám nàkหยาดน้ำyàat náamจะjàก่อตัวgò dtuuaเป็นbpenทรงกลมsong glomที่têeสมบูรณ์แบบsŏm-boon bàepเนื่องจากnêʉuang jàakแรงตึงผิวraeng dtueng pĭu
In a weightless environment, a drop of water will form a perfect sphere due to surface tension.
2VerbB2
[to] pour water to dedicate merit (Northern Thai)
To slowly pour water in a Buddhist ceremony to share the benefit of good actions with people who have died or with other beings.
Examples
หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureทำบุญtam bunทำบุญtam bun1[to] make merit; perform religious good deeds2hold a merit-making ceremonyแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseหยาดน้ำyàat náamหยาดน้ำyàat náam1drop of water; droplet2[to] pour water to dedicate merit (Northern Thai)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofอุทิศส่วนกุศลù-tít sùuan gù-sŏnอุทิศส่วนกุศลù-tít sùuan gù-sŏn[to] dedicate/share merit [to sb] (often the deceased)ให้คุณhâi kunให้คุณhâi kun[to] benefit; have a beneficial effectตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3elderly man; grandpa (informal)4grid square; mesh5turn (in a game)6eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเสียไปsĭia bpaiเสียไปsĭia bpai1[to] be lost; be gone2[to] be spent/paid; be wasted3[to] be damaged; spoiled; deteriorateแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
After making merit, Mom slowly poured water to dedicate the merit to my late grandfather.
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ขณะkà-nàพระpráสวดsùuatให้พรhâi ponพวกเราpûuak raoหยาดน้ำyàat náamและláeตั้งใจdtâng jaiส่งsòngบุญbunให้hâiญาติyâatที่têeล่วงลับlûuang láp
While the monks chanted blessings, we slowly poured water with the intention of sharing merit with our deceased relatives.
แม้máeคุณยายkun yaaiจะjàจากไปjàak bpaiนานแล้วnaan láewแม่mâeก็gâwยังyangหยาดน้ำyàat náamอุทิศส่วนกุศลù-tít sùuan gù-sŏnให้hâiท่านtâanทุกครั้งที่túk kráng têeทำบุญtam bun
Although my grandmother passed away a long time ago, Mom still performs the water-pouring ritual to dedicate merit to her whenever she makes merit.
ผู้ร่วมพิธีpôo rûuam pí-teeค่อยkôiๆ-หยาดน้ำyàat náamลงในlong naiภาชนะpaa-chá-náพร้อมprómตั้งจิตdtâng jìtอุทิศส่วนกุศลù-tít sùuan gù-sŏnแก่gàeผู้ล่วงลับpôo lûuang lápและláeสรรพสัตว์sàp-bpà-sàt
The participants slowly poured water into a vessel, focusing their minds on dedicating merit to the deceased and all living beings.
Word Breakdown
หยาดyàatหยาดyàat1drop; bead (of liquid)2[to] drip; fall in drops3tiny amount; trace (often of liquid or grace)drop; bead (of liquid)Part 1
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หยาดน้ำyàat náamหยาดน้ำyàat náamdrop of water; dropletdrop of water; dropletWord