หวาย(wăai)
Meanings
1NounB1
rattan (plant)
Any of several climbing palms (genus Calamus and related) with long, slender, thorny stems.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)ป่าฝนbpàa fŏnป่าฝนbpàa fŏnrainforest; rain forestมีmeeมีmee1[to] experience; undergo2[to] have; possess3there is/are; existหวายwăaiหวายwăai1cane (rod for striking)2rattan (plant)3rattan (material)เลื้อยléuuayเลื้อยléuuay1[to] climb/spread (of vines/plants)2[to] crawl; creep; slitherอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1progressive/continuative marker2to exist; remain3to be (located); be at4[to] live; reside; stayตามdtaamตามdtaam1after; behind; in pursuit of2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4[to] follow; go after5along; along (a path); following (direction)ต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)สูงsŏongสูงsŏong1tall; high (physical height)2advanced; elevated (abstract)3high (degree/level/price/rank)4up; to a high position
In the rainforest, rattan vines climb up tall trees.
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นักเดินป่าnák dern bpàaเตือนdteuuanว่าwâaลำต้นlam dtônของkŏngหวายwăaiมีmeeหนามnăamควรkuuanระวังrá-wangเวลาway-laaจับjàp
Hikers warn that rattan stems have thorns, so you should be careful when touching them.
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanสังเกตsǎng-gètว่าwâaหวายwăaiชนิดchà-nítนี้néeเลื้อยléuuayยาวyaaoและláeมีmeeเครือkreuuaเกี่ยวgìaoหนามnăamแหลมlăem
Villagers noticed that this species of rattan creeps long distances and has sharp hooked spines.
นักพฤกษศาสตร์nák prúk-sà-sàatอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaหวายwăaiในnaiสกุลsà-gunCalamusมีmeeลำต้นlam dtônเรียวยาวriiao yaaoเป็นbpenข้อkôๆ-และláeใช้cháiหนามnăamยึดเกาะyéut gòพืชpêutอื่นèunเพื่อpêuuaไต่dtàiขึ้นkêunรับrápแสงsăeng
A botanist explained that rattans in the genus Calamus have long, slender, segmented stems and use spines to cling to other plants to climb toward the light.
2NounB1
rattan (material)
The tough, flexible stem of rattan used as a material for weaving and making furniture, baskets, and canework.
Examples
คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanสานsăanสานsăan1[to] build on; carry forward; connect2[to] weave; interlaceตะกร้าdtà-grâaตะกร้าdtà-grâa1shopping basket; online cart2basketจากjàakจากjàak1[to] leave; depart; part from2nipa palm3from; away fromหวายwăaiหวายwăai1cane (rod for striking)2rattan (plant)3rattan (material)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for the sake of; on behalf of2for; in order toขายkăaiขายkăai1[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneself2[to] sell [sth]3for sale; for purchaseในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market (economic demand/sector)3market; marketplace
Grandma weaves baskets from rattan to sell at the market.
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ช่างเฟอร์นิเจอร์châang fer-ní-jerใช้cháiหวายwăaiทำtamพนักเก้าอี้pá-nák gâo-êeให้hâiยืดหยุ่นyêut yûnและláeแข็งแรงkăeng raeng
Furniture craftsmen use rattan to make chair backs that are flexible and strong.
โต๊ะdtóตัวdtuuaนี้néeสานsăanด้วยdûuayหวายwăaiคุณภาพดีkun-ná-pâap deeจึงjeungทนต่อton dtòrการใช้งานgaan chái ngaanกลางแจ้งglaang jâeng
This table is woven with quality rattan, so it withstands outdoor use.
งานจักสานngaan jàk săanหวายwăaiต้องdtôngคัดเลือกkát lêuuakลำlamหวายwăaiที่têeเหนียวnĭiaoและláeสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mĕrเพื่อให้pêuua hâiลายlaaiถักtàkออกมาòk maaประณีตbprà-nêetและláeทนทานton taan
Rattan weaving requires selecting stems that are tough and uniform so the weave pattern is refined and durable.
3NounB2
cane (rod for striking)
A thin rattan rod used as a cane or switch for striking or disciplining.
Examples
สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1the old days; former times2formerly; in the past; back thenโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)เคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; order2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] use; employ4[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)หวายwăaiหวายwăai1cane (rod for striking)2rattan (plant)3rattan (material)เฆี่ยนkîianเฆี่ยนkîian[to] whip; flogนักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)ทำผิดtam pìtทำผิดtam pìt1[to] do wrong; make a mistake2[to] commit an offense; break a rule/law
In the past, schools used a rattan cane to strike students who misbehaved.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatยึดyéutหวายwăaiที่têeใช้cháiลงโทษlong tôhtเพราะpráwกลัวว่าgluua wâaจะjàทำให้tam hâiบาดเจ็บbàat jèp
The police confiscated the rattan cane used for punishment out of concern it could cause injury.
เขาkăoพกpókหวายwăaiเส้นเล็กsên lékไว้wáiขู่kòoลูกศิษย์lûuk sìtแต่dtàeก็gâwย้ำyámว่าwâaไม่mâiสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nŭnการทำgaan tamโทษtôhtรุนแรงrun-raeng
He kept a thin rattan cane to intimidate his pupils, but emphasized he did not support harsh punishment.
แม้máeหวายwăaiจะjàเป็นเพียงbpen piiangไม้เรียวmái riiaoเส้นsênบางbaangแต่dtàeการgaanฟาดfâatด้วยdûuayหวายwăaiก็gâwทิ้งรอยtíng roiและláeสร้างsâangความเจ็บปวดkwaam jèp bpùuatได้dâiมากmâak
Although a rattan cane is just a thin rod, striking with it can leave marks and cause significant pain.