ห่ม(hòm)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] cover; wrap (with cloth/blanket)

to cover or wrap the body with a cloth, blanket, shawl, or similar item

Examples

หนาวnăaoหนาวnăao1cold; chilly2[to] feel cold3cold season; winter (Thai context)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ห่มผ้าhòm pâaห่มผ้าhòm pâa[to] cover [sb] with a blanketหนาnăaหนาnăa1thick (not thin)2dense; in large quantity3thickly; densely
It's very cold; I cover myself with a thick blanket.
2VerbB1

[to] drape; cover (with cloth)

to place or spread a cloth or fabric over something, such as a statue, seat, or object

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ห่มhòmห่มhòm1[to] cover; wrap (with cloth/blanket)2[to] drape; cover (with cloth)ผ้าขาวpâa kăaoผ้าขาวpâa kăao1white cloth; white fabric2ceremonial white cloth (Buddhist rites, funerals)บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)องค์ongองค์ong1honorific title (royalty, deities, high monks)2classifier: monks; royalty; deities; sacred statues3entity; body (formal)4element; component (formal/technical)พระพุทธรูปprá pút-tá-rôopพระพุทธรูปprá pút-tá-rôop1Buddha image; Buddha statue2classifier: องค์ (for Buddha images/statues)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วันสำคัญwan săm-kanวันสำคัญwan săm-kan1important/commemorative day; public observance2special personal day; milestone date
Villagers drape a white cloth over the Buddha statue on important days.

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