เครื่องเตือนใจ(krêuuang dteuuan jai)

Meanings

1NounB1

reminder; prompt

something that serves to prompt memory, mindfulness, or awareness of values or duties (e.g., note, sign, symbol, practice)

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous5[to] follow closely; tailgate6owing; unpaid; in arrears; behind on7busy; occupied; engaged (line/seat/room)8[to] connect; turn on; switch to; tune to9[to] apply; put on; stick on10addicted to; hooked on; attached toโน้ตnóhtโน้ตnóht1musical note; notation2note; memo; annotation3grade; mark (school)4diplomatic noteไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveที่ประตูtêe bprà-dtooที่ประตูtêe bprà-dtooat the doorเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเครื่องเตือนใจkrêuuang dteuuan jaiเครื่องเตือนใจkrêuuang dteuuan jai1reminder; prompt2memento; keepsake3memento mori (Buddhist)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; permitปิดไฟbpìt faiปิดไฟbpìt fai[to] turn off the lightก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâanออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâan[to] leave home
Mom stuck a note on the door as a reminder to turn off the lights before leaving the house.
2NounB1

memento; keepsake

an object kept to remember a person, event, or experience

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offพวงกุญแจpuuang gun-jaaeพวงกุญแจpuuang gun-jaae1key ring; keychain2keychain charm/fob3a set of keys (on a ring)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเครื่องเตือนใจkrêuuang dteuuan jaiเครื่องเตือนใจkrêuuang dteuuan jai1reminder; prompt2memento; keepsake3memento mori (Buddhist)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)การไปเที่ยวgaan bpai tîaoการไปเที่ยวgaan bpai tîao1leisure travel; outing; trip2going out for fun; social outingเชียงใหม่chiiang màiเชียงใหม่chiiang mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Province
I bought this keychain as a memento from my trip to Chiang Mai.
3NounC1

memento mori (Buddhist)

an object or phrase used to reflect on impermanence, suffering, or death to foster diligence and reduce complacency

Examples

การเห็นgaan hĕnการเห็นgaan hĕnthe act of seeing; sightใบไม้bai máaiใบไม้bai máaileaf; leaves; foliageร่วงrûuangร่วงrûuang1[to] fall; drop (down by gravity)2[to] shed; fall off (hair, leaves, petals)3fallen; shed; droopingจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant (tall/woody)2origin; source; root cause3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5stem; trunk; stalk; base6classifier: trees; plants; polesเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเครื่องเตือนใจkrêuuang dteuuan jaiเครื่องเตือนใจkrêuuang dteuuan jai1reminder; prompt2memento; keepsake3memento mori (Buddhist)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeทุกสิ่งtúk sìngทุกสิ่งtúk sìngeverything; all thingsไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)จีรังยั่งยืนjee-rang yâng yeunจีรังยั่งยืนjee-rang yâng yeun1everlasting; enduring; permanent2sustainable over the long term (formal)
Seeing leaves fall from a tree is a reminder that nothing lasts forever.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เครื่องkrêuuangเครื่องkrêuuang1machine; engine; device2appliance; electrical device3equipment; gear4aircraft (colloq.); engine (aircraft)5classifier: machines/devices6embellishment/attire (classical)7assortment/set (pref.)Part 1
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เตือนใจdteuuan jaiเตือนใจdteuuan jai[to] remind (morally/mentally); [to] admonishPart 2
เครื่องเตือนใจkrêuuang dteuuan jaiเครื่องเตือนใจkrêuuang dteuuan jaireminder; prompt