เชลย

cha-loie

Meanings

1NounB1

captive; prisoner of war

A person captured and held by an enemy, especially during war; a captive.

Examples

หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)การสู้รบgaan sôo rópการสู้รบgaan sôo róp1combat; fighting; hostilities2battle; engagementทหารtá-hăanทหารtá-hăan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ควบคุมตัวkûuap-kum dtuuaควบคุมตัวkûuap-kum dtuua[to] detain [sb]; [to] take [sb] into custodyเชลยcha-loieเชลยcha-loie1captive; prisoner of war2captive (figurative)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[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; reserveที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotค่ายkâaiค่ายkâai1camp; encampment2fee; charge3label; company (entertainment/media)4camp (classifier)ชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoชั่วคราวchûua-kraao1temporary; provisional; interim2temporarily; for the time being
After the battle, the soldiers detained the captives at a temporary camp.
2NounB2

captive (figurative)

Someone under another’s control or influence in a non-literal sense; a person who cannot act freely.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]เชลยcha-loieเชลยcha-loie1captive; prisoner of war2captive (figurative)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotถาโถมtăa tŏhmถาโถมtăa tŏhm1to surge; pound; crash (waves/rain)2to assail; overwhelm (figurative)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]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; permitครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)
He became a prisoner of overwhelming work and had no time for his family.