เสาเอก(săo èk)
Meanings
1NounC1
principal pillar (Thai house)
the main structural post of a building, especially the first principal post raised in traditional Thai house construction (พิธีลงเสาเอก)
Examples
พรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-née cháoพรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-née cháotomorrow morningจะมีjà meeจะมีjà meethere will be; [to] have (in the future)พิธีpí-teeพิธีpí-tee1ceremony; rite2ritual; observance3formal procedure; protocolลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] put; apply; record3[to] decrease; go down4[to] land; alight5down; downstream6downstream; southbound7[to] get off (vehicle)เสาเอกsăo èkเสาเอกsăo èk1principal pillar (Thai house)2mainstay; cornerstone (figurative)สำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; 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)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)
Tomorrow morning, there will be a main post-raising ceremony for our new house.
2NounC1
mainstay; cornerstone (figurative)
a person or thing regarded as the central support or key figure of a group, organization, or family
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyคุณพ่อkun pâwคุณพ่อkun pâw1father; Dad (polite)2Father (Catholic priest)เสียไปsĭia bpaiเสียไปsĭia bpai1[to] be lost; be gone2[to] be spent/paid; be wasted3[to] be damaged; spoiled; deteriorateพี่ชายpêe chaaiพี่ชายpêe chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingคนโตkon dtohคนโตkon dtoheldest childก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerกลายมาเป็นglaai maa bpenกลายมาเป็นglaai maa bpento become; to come to beเสาเอกsăo èkเสาเอกsăo èk1principal pillar (Thai house)2mainstay; cornerstone (figurative)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)
After our father passed away, the eldest brother became the main pillar of the family.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เสาขวัญsăo kwănเสาขวัญsăo kwănauspicious pillar; foundation pillar
auspicious pillar; foundation pillar
เสาหลักsăo làkเสาหลักsăo làk1main pillar; principal column2mainstay; pillar; backbone (figurative)3pillar of the family; breadwinner
- main pillar; principal column
- mainstay; pillar; backbone (figurative)
- pillar of the family; breadwinner
กำลังหลักgam-lang làkกำลังหลักgam-lang làkmain force; backbone
main force; backbone
กระดูกสันหลังgrà-dòok sǎn lǎngกระดูกสันหลังgrà-dòok sǎn lǎng1spine; backbone2backbone (of [sth]); mainstay3courage; strength of character
- spine; backbone
- backbone (of [sth]); mainstay
- courage; strength of character
เสาแก่นsăo gàenเสาแก่นsăo gàenmain pillar of a house
main pillar of a house
Word Breakdown
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เสาเอกsăo èkเสาเอกsăo èkprincipal pillar (Thai house)