หวย
hŭuay
Meanings
1NounB1
lottery; numbers game; [Thai] lottery
A lottery or numbers gambling, especially the Thai government lottery and informal underground lottery.
Examples
พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offหวยhŭuayหวยhŭuaylottery; numbers game; [Thai] lotteryรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2the government; public sectorทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)งวดngûuatงวดngûuat1installment; installment period2round; draw (e.g., lottery issue)หวังว่าwăng wâaหวังว่าwăng wâa1[to] hope (that)2hopefully; I/we hope (that)คราวนี้kraao néeคราวนี้kraao néethis timeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ถูกรางวัลtòok raang-wanถูกรางวัลtòok raang-wan[to] win a prize
Dad buys the government lottery every draw, hoping this time he will win a prize.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ล็อตเตอรี่lót-dter-rêeล็อตเตอรี่lót-dter-rêelottery ticket; lottery
lottery ticket; lottery
ลอตเตอรี่lót-dtê-rîiลอตเตอรี่lót-dtê-rîi1lottery ticket2the lottery (esp. Thai state lottery)
- lottery ticket
- the lottery (esp. Thai state lottery)
สลากsà-làakสลากsà-làak1lot; raffle; lottery drawing; ballot2lottery ticket (esp. สลากกินแบ่งรัฐบาล)
- lot; raffle; lottery drawing; ballot
- lottery ticket (esp. สลากกินแบ่งรัฐบาล)
สลากกินแบ่งรัฐบาลsà-làak gin bàeng rát-tá-baanสลากกินแบ่งรัฐบาลsà-làak gin bàeng rát-tá-baangovernment lottery
government lottery