หล่อเลี้ยง(lòr líang)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] nourish; sustain; nurture

to feed or supply what is needed to keep someone or something alive, healthy, or continuing (literal or figurative)

Examples

รอยยิ้มroy yímรอยยิ้มroy yíma smile; smiling expressionของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectพลังpá-langพลังpá-lang1energy; strength2power; force3energy (physics)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotหล่อเลี้ยงlòr líangหล่อเลี้ยงlòr líang1[to] nourish; sustain; nurture2[to] irrigate; supply; lubricateหัวใจhŭua jaiหัวใจhŭua jai1heart; feelings2core; essence; crux3key point; gist (mnemonic rule)4heart (organ)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitก้าวต่อไปgâao dtòr bpaiก้าวต่อไปgâao dtòr bpai1[to] move on; [to] step forward2the next step
A child's smile is the force that sustains parents' hearts to keep going.
2VerbB2

[to] irrigate; supply; lubricate

to provide water, nourishment, or another sustaining fluid so a system, area, or organism can function or continue (e.g., irrigate fields, lubricate parts)

Examples

ชาวนาchaao naaชาวนาchaao naarice farmerเปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn onคลองklongคลองklong1canal2natural stream; creek (dialectal/archaic)3classifier: canals/ditchesให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitหล่อเลี้ยงlòr líangหล่อเลี้ยงlòr líang1[to] nourish; sustain; nurture2[to] irrigate; supply; lubricateนาข้าวnaa kâaoนาข้าวnaa kâaorice paddy; rice fieldตลอดdtà-lòtตลอดdtà-lòt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)3always; all the timeฤดูแล้งréu-doo láengฤดูแล้งréu-doo láengdry season
The farmer opened the canal to irrigate the rice fields throughout the dry season.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

หล่อlòหล่อlò1[to] cast; [to] mold (metal/material)2[to] pour water in a merit or blessing rite3cool; awesome (slang)4handsome; good-looking (male)Part 1
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เลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] support; maintain4[to] host; treat5[to] feedPart 2
หล่อเลี้ยงlòr líangหล่อเลี้ยงlòr líang[to] nourish; sustain; nurture