เฆี่ยน

kîian

Meanings

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[to] whip; flog

to strike with a whip, vine, rope, or similar object, usually to punish or force obedience

Examples

สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1the old days; former times2formerly; in the past; back thenถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)ทาสtâatทาสtâat1slave; enslaved person2serf; bondman (historical)3slave (to passion/addiction) [figurative]ทำผิดtam pìtทำผิดtam pìt1[to] do wrong; make a mistake2[to] commit an offense; break a rule/lawจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)นายเฆี่ยนnaai kîianนายเฆี่ยนnaai kîianflogger; whipping officerด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toหวายwăaiหวายwăai1rattan (plant)2rattan (material)3cane (rod for striking)
In the old days, if a slave made a mistake, they would be whipped with a rattan cane by their master.

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