อุไร(ù-rai)
Meanings
1NounC1
gold
gold; fine gold (typically used in literature, poetry, or names)
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseตั้งชื่อdtâng chêuตั้งชื่อdtâng chêu1[to] name [sb]/[sth]; [to] give a name2[to] title/brand/labelลูกสาวlôok săaoลูกสาวlôok săaodaughterว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอุไรù-raiอุไรù-raigoldเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)มีค่าmee kâaมีค่าmee kâa1valuable; precious; worthwhile2have a value of; equal (math/science)ดั่งdàngดั่งdàng1such as; as (archaic/lit.)2as; like; as if (literary)3as if; as though (literary)4like; akin to (literary)ทองคำtong kamทองคำtong kam1gold (asset; investment)2figurative: something precious/valuable3gold (chemical element; precious metal)
The mother named her daughter Urai because she wanted her to be as valuable as gold.
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อุไรù-raiอุไรù-raigold