เสาแก่น(săo gàen)

Meanings

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main pillar of a house

The principal structural post of a traditional Thai house; often culturally significant as the central post erected first.

Examples

ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerสร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developบ้านไม้bâan máaiบ้านไม้bâan máaiwooden house; timber houseครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] set up; establish; found2[to] appoint; nominate3[to] put aside; save (money)4[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)5classifier: sets; collections; installations6[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)7[to] place upright; stand; erect8stack; pile; bundle9as much as; as many asเสาแก่นsăo gàenเสาแก่นsăo gàenmain pillar of a houseเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเสาsăoเสาsăo1post; pillar; column2pole; mast3upright (component)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant (tall/woody)2origin; source; root cause3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5stem; trunk; stalk; base6classifier: trees; plants; polesแรกrâekแรกrâek1first; earliest; initial2at first; initially3classifier: first time/round/periodเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofความเป็นสิริมงคลkwaam bpen sì-rí-mong-konความเป็นสิริมงคลkwaam bpen sì-rí-mong-kon1auspiciousness2auspicious benefit; good fortune
Before building a wooden house, the family erects the central principal post first for auspiciousness.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เสาsăoเสาsăo1post; pillar; column2pole; mast3upright (component)Part 1
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แก่นgàenแก่นgàen1core; essence2heartwood3kernel; pit (inner part of a fruit/seed)4cheeky; bold (colloq.)Part 2
เสาแก่นsăo gàenเสาแก่นsăo gàenmain pillar of a house