อาลัย(aa-lai)

Meanings

1NounB2

mourning; grief

sorrow and a sense of loss, especially after someone’s death; often used in formal or ceremonial contexts

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พิธีศพpí-tee sòpพิธีศพpí-tee sòpfuneral; funeral ceremony; funeral ritesเมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyแสดงsà-daengแสดงsà-daeng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] present; exhibitความอาลัยkwaam aa-laiความอาลัยkwaam aa-laimourning; grief; sorrow at partingต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentการจากไปgaan jàak bpaiการจากไปgaan jàak bpai1departure; leaving2passing away; deathของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)ผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)เป็นที่รักbpen têe rákเป็นที่รักbpen têe rák1beloved; cherished2be loved by; be well‑liked by
At yesterday’s funeral, everyone expressed sorrow over the passing of the beloved teacher.
2VerbB2

[to] mourn; [to] grieve

to feel or express deep sadness, especially for someone who has died; often used in formal style

Examples

ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)จัดพิธีjàt pí-teeจัดพิธีjàt pí-tee[to] hold a ceremony; [to] organize a ceremonyไว้อาลัยwái aa-laiไว้อาลัยwái aa-lai[to] mourn [sb]ให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitคุณครูkun kruuคุณครูkun kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Mr./Ms. + Teacher (form of address)ผู้ล่วงลับpôo lûuang lápผู้ล่วงลับpôo lûuang lápthe deceased; the departedด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toความเศร้าสลดkwaam sâo sà-lòtความเศร้าสลดkwaam sâo sà-lòtdeep sadness; sorrow
The community held a memorial to mourn the late teacher with deep sorrow.
3VerbC1

[to] bid farewell with regret

to take leave with sadness or lingering attachment; often in set phrases (e.g., อาลัยอาวรณ์อาลัยอาวรณ์aa-lai aa-won1[to] mourn; grieve2[to] be reluctant to part; pine for)

Examples

เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)3[to] move houseเมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1country; state (literary/archaic)2region; realm (historical)3city; town; urban areaเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herเขียนkĭianเขียนkĭian1[to] write2[to] compose; author3[to] fill out; write in4[to] draw; sketch5[to] write (data); burn (a disc)จดหมายjòt măaiจดหมายjòt măai1letter (mail)2formal letter; epistleอาลัยaa-laiอาลัยaa-lai1mourning; grief2[to] mourn; [to] grieve3[to] bid farewell with regretถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6even if; even thoughเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuan1friends (plural)2friends! (as address)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/slotโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)
When moving cities, she wrote a farewell letter with lingering affection to her school friends.

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