เพล(playn)

Meanings

1NounB2

late morning; monastic mealtime (before noon)

in Buddhist context, the period before noon when monks may eat; more generally, late morning approaching midday

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureแจกjàekแจกjàek1[to] hand out; distribute; give away2[to] dish out; mete out (e.g., penalties, praise)3[to] deal (cards)ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitพระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2honorific prefix/title3divine; holy (as modifier)4Buddha image; amuletก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเพลplaynเพลplayn1late morning; monastic mealtime (before noon)2axle; shaftชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)รีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerถวายtà-wăaiถวายtà-wăai1to offer (to royalty/monastics)2[to] dedicate/offer merit (to royalty/monastics)3to serve (royalty/monastics)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goods
Today the temple served rice to the monks before the late-morning mealtime, so villagers hurried to make offerings.
2NounB2

axle; shaft

a rod or spindle on which a wheel or group of wheels turns