เว(way)
Meanings
1VerbC2
to fear; be afraid (poetic/lit.)
An old or literary verb meaning to fear or be afraid of; found in classical or poetic Thai.
Examples
นักรบnák rópนักรบnák róp1warrior; fighter2fighter (figurative)ผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)กล้าหาญglâa hăanกล้าหาญglâa hăanbrave; courageousย่อมyômย่อมyômnaturally; as expectedไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เวwayเวway1to fear; be afraid (poetic/lit.)2to wrap; swathe (poetic/lit.)ภยันตรายpá-yan-dtà-raaiภยันตรายpá-yan-dtà-raaidanger; peril; hazard; menaceใดๆdai daiใดๆdai dai1any; whatever (with nouns)2anything; whatever thing(s) (formal/literary)3at all; whatsoeverในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สมรภูมิsà-mŏ-rá-poomสมรภูมิsà-mŏ-rá-poom1battlefield; theater of war2arena of intense competition (figurative)
A brave warrior does not fear any danger on the battlefield.
2VerbC2
to wrap; swathe (poetic/lit.)
An old or literary verb meaning to wrap around or swathe; used in classical texts.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-deeวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-deeliterature (classical or esteemed works)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old-fashioned; outdated3old; not newกล่าวถึงglàao tĕungกล่าวถึงglàao tĕung1[to] mention; refer to; allude to2[to] discuss; treat (a topic); speak aboutช่างฟ้อนchâang fónช่างฟ้อนchâang fóntraditional Thai dancer (fon)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ผ้าสไบpâa sà-baiผ้าสไบpâa sà-baiThai shoulder cloth; sashยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] lengthen; grow longมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเวwayเวway1to fear; be afraid (poetic/lit.)2to wrap; swathe (poetic/lit.)รอบกายrôp gaaiรอบกายrôp gaaiaround oneselfอย่างงดงามyàang ngót-ngaamอย่างงดงามyàang ngót-ngaambeautifully; magnificently
In old literature, it mentions dancers who beautifully wrapped a long sabai cloth around their bodies.