หัวไหล่(hŭua lài)

Meanings

1NounA2

shoulder (outer/top part)

The shoulder, especially the rounded outer part where the arm joins the torso; the deltoid area.

Examples

นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectหัวไหล่hŭua làiหัวไหล่hŭua lài1shoulder (outer/top part)2shoulder area (body part for massage/injury)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)
This is my shoulder.
2NounA2

shoulder area (body part for massage/injury)

The area around the shoulder joint, often referenced in contexts of pain, massage, or exercise.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ปวดหัวbpùuat hŭuaปวดหัวbpùuat hŭua1[to] have a headache; one’s head aches2troublesome; mentally exhausting (figurative)ไหล่làiไหล่lài1shoulder (body)2shoulder (slope/edge)3shoulder (of clothing)
I have pain around my shoulder joint.

Word Breakdown

หัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5beginning; initial part6classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins7to bud; to sprout8header; title; headlinePart 1
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ไหล่làiไหล่lài1shoulder (body)2shoulder (slope/edge)3shoulder (of clothing)Part 2
หัวไหล่hŭua làiหัวไหล่hŭua làishoulder (outer/top part)