เทียม

tiiam

Meanings

1NounB1

artificial; synthetic

made by humans to imitate something natural; not naturally occurring

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ดื่มdèumดื่มdèum1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholนมnomนมnom1milk2breast; boob (informal)3dairy; milky (used before nouns)เทียมtiiamเทียมtiiam1fake; imitation2[to] yoke; harness alongside3artificial; syntheticเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingแพ้นpáenมวัวmuua
Today I drink artificial milk because I'm allergic to cow's milk.
2NounB1

fake; imitation

not genuine or authentic; made to resemble the real thing

Examples

ดอกไม้dòk máaiดอกไม้dòk máaiflower; flowersในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)แจกันjae-ganแจกันjae-ganvaseนี้néeนี้née1this (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 expressionsของเทียมkŏng tiiamของเทียมkŏng tiiam1imitation; fake2prosthetic; artificial deviceดูคล้ายdoo kláaiดูคล้ายdoo kláai[to] look like [sb/sth]; [to] resemble [sb/sth]ของจริงkŏng jingของจริงkŏng jing1the real thing; genuine article2for real; legit (colloq.)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
The flowers in this vase are fake; they look very similar to real ones.
3NounC1

[to] yoke; harness alongside

to fasten animals or things alongside each other with a yoke or harness so they work together

Examples

ชาวchaaoชาวchaao1people (of); inhabitants; natives; folk2resident; member of a group3of; belonging to (as a modifier)นาเทียมnaa tiiamนาเทียมnaa tiiamartificial rice field; man-made paddyควายkwaaiควายkwaai1water buffalo2fool; idiot (insult)คู่kôoคู่kôo1in pairs; double2[to] pair; match3classifier for pairs4pair; coupleไว้wáiไว้wái1[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; reserveลากlâakลากlâak1[to] drag; pull along2[to] draw/drag (on screen)3[to] drag on; be prolonged4[to] haul in; bring along (colloq.)5[to] towไถtăiไถtăi1plow; plough2[to] plow; [to] till3[to] redeem (pawned item)4[to] shave (very close); [to] clip5[to] scroll/swipe through (slang)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)นาnaaนาnaa1paddy field; rice field2classifier: rice fields; paddy fields
The farmer yoked a pair of buffalo to pull the plow in the field.

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