เสา

săo

Meanings

1NounA2

post; pillar; column

a vertical structural support made of wood, metal, concrete, or stone that bears loads

Examples

บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเสาคอนกรีตsăo kon-grèetเสาคอนกรีตsăo kon-grèetconcrete pole; concrete pillarแข็งแรงkăeng raengแข็งแรงkăeng raeng1healthy; fit2strong; robust
This house has sturdy concrete pillars.
2NounA2

pole; mast

a tall upright pole used for a flag, antenna, sail, electricity, or similar purposes

Examples

โรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเสาธงsăo tongเสาธงsăo tongflagpoleสูงsŏongสูงsŏong1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3advanced; elevated (abstract)4up; to a high positionหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7faceตึกdtèukตึกdtèukbuilding (large, multi-story)
The school has a tall flagpole in front of the building.
3NounB1

upright (component)

a vertical member in frames or equipment (e.g., goalpost, furniture upright, rack post)

Examples

ลูกบอลlôok bonลูกบอลlôok bonball (for sports/games)ชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2people; tribe; class3[to] clink (glasses); toast4cl. for social classes/types (rare)เสาsăoเสาsăo1post; pillar; column2pole; mast3upright (component)ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goalsแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เด้งกลับdêng glàpเด้งกลับdêng glàp1[to] bounce back; [to] rebound2[to] bounce back (email)
The ball hit the goalpost and bounced back.

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