หลา(lăa)
Meanings
1NounA2
yard (unit of length)
A unit of length equal to 3 feet or approximately 0.9144 meters; a yard.
2ClassifierB1
classifier for fabric length (yards)
Classifier used to count lengths of cloth or material measured in yards.
Examples
แม่ค้าmâe-káaแม่ค้าmâe-káafemale vendor; saleswoman; shopkeeperบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: piece/bolt of cloth (Thai classifier)ลายlaaiลายlaai1pattern; design2marking; stripe; streak3signature mark; distinctive mark (colloq.)4patterned; marked5[to] be patterned; show marks6pattern; design (classifier)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ขายkăaiขายkăai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเมตรmétเมตรmétmetre; meter (unit of length)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asผืนpĕunผืนpĕun1sheet; stretch (flat expanse)2classifier (flat expanses/items)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)คิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsสามหลาsăam lăaสามหลาsăam lăathree yards (length)
The vendor said this patterned fabric is sold by the meter, but if you buy the whole piece, it will be counted as three yards.