เสลา(sà-lăo)
Meanings
1NounB2
a Lagerstroemia tree
A species of deciduous flowering tree (Lagerstroemia loudonii), known for its pale purple blossoms and grown as an ornamental; Thai crape myrtle.
Examples
หน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2public-facing front; facade (figurative)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ปลูกbplòokปลูกbplòok1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant (tall/woody)2origin; source; root cause3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5stem; trunk; stalk; base6classifier: trees; plants; polesเสลาsà-lăoเสลาsà-lăo1a Lagerstroemia tree2rock; stone (literary)3shapely; finely carved (literary)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; reserveต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant (tall/woody)2origin; source; root cause3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5stem; trunk; stalk; base6classifier: trees; plants; polesหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)พอถึงpor tĕungพอถึงpor tĕungwhen [sb/sth] arrives; as soon asหน้าร้อนnâa rónหน้าร้อนnâa rónhot season; summerก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ออกดอกòk dòkออกดอกòk dòk[to] bloom; [to] flowerสีม่วงsĕe mûuangสีม่วงsĕe mûuang1purple; violet (color)2purple; violet (colored)สวยงามsŭuay ngaamสวยงามsŭuay ngaam1beautiful; lovely2splendid; elegant (style/design)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
I have a Thai crape myrtle tree planted in front of my house. When summer comes, it blooms with very beautiful purple flowers.
2NounC1
rock; stone (literary)
A literary or poetic word for rock or stone. (Synonymous with ศิลาศิลาsĭ-laastone; rock (formal/literary)).
Examples
ปราสาทหินbpraa-sàat hĭnปราสาทหินbpraa-sàat hĭnstone temple; Khmer-style sanctuaryโบราณboh-raanโบราณboh-raan1traditional; old-fashioned2in ancient times; in the old days3ancient; antiqueสร้างขึ้นsâang kêunสร้างขึ้นsâang kêun1[to] build; erect2[to] create; establish; set upจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)แท่งtâengแท่งtâeng1rod; bar; stick (solid, elongated piece)2classifier (long, solid pieces)เสลาsà-lăoเสลาsà-lăo1a Lagerstroemia tree2rock; stone (literary)3shapely; finely carved (literary)ขนาดkà-nàatขนาดkà-nàat1size; dimension; magnitude2grade; level; scale3of ... size; of such a size4even; to the extent that5as; to the extent of6very; extremely (Northern Thai)มหึมาmá-hĕu-maaมหึมาmá-hĕu-maahuge; gigantic; enormous
The ancient stone castle was built from gigantic blocks of rock.
3AdjectiveC1
shapely; finely carved (literary)
Describing something slim, smooth, and beautifully shaped, as if carved from stone; used in literary style.
Examples
นางแบบnaang bàepนางแบบnaang bàepfemale modelคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoนิ้วมือníu meuuนิ้วมือníu meuufingerเรียวriaoเรียวriaoslender; slim; taperingเสลาsà-lăoเสลาsà-lăo1a Lagerstroemia tree2rock; stone (literary)3shapely; finely carved (literary)สวยงามsŭuay ngaamสวยงามsŭuay ngaam1beautiful; lovely2splendid; elegant (style/design)น่ามองnâa mongน่ามองnâa mongattractive; nice to look at
That model has beautifully slim and shapely fingers, which are lovely to look at.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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ลาlaaลาlaa1donkey2[to] say goodbye; take one’s leave3leave (from work/school)4[to] request leavePart 2
เสลาsà-lăoเสลาsà-lăoa Lagerstroemia tree