เสี่ยงทาย(sìiang taai)
Meanings
1VerbC1
[to] divine; seek omens
to seek a prediction or verdict through divination, such as drawing lots or fortune sticks, interpreting signs, or other omen-taking
Examples
คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเขย่าkà-yàoเขย่าkà-yào1[to] shake [sth]2[to] shake up; unsettle3[to] shake (a drink)เeซีseeซีsee1C (the letter)2TV series/season (informal, from ซีรีส์)3sentence-final particle (soft urging)ยมyomยมyom1Yom River (northern Thailand)2Yama; god of deathซีseeซีsee1C (the letter)2TV series/season (informal, from ซีรีส์)3sentence-final particle (soft urging)เสี่ยงทายsìiang taaiเสี่ยงทายsìiang taai1[to] divine; seek omens2[to] decide by drawing lots (as divination)เกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutโชคชะตาchôhk chá-dtaaโชคชะตาchôhk chá-dtaafate; destinyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ปีหน้าbpee nâaปีหน้าbpee nâanext year
Grandma went to the temple to shake fortune sticks to seek a prediction about her fortune for next year.
2VerbC1
[to] decide by drawing lots (as divination)
to make a selection or decision by casting or drawing lots specifically as a ritual or superstitious method of divination
Examples
เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)เป็นคนแรกbpen kon râekเป็นคนแรกbpen kon râek[to] be the first personพวกเขาpûuak kăoพวกเขาpûuak kăothey; them (people)จึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightใช้cháiใช้chái1[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]วิธีwí-teeวิธีwí-tee1method; way2manner; wayจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] assign; pair up; match7[to be] chilled; feel cold (body part)8[to] set; fix (price, time, etc.)ไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)3prefix in tool/implement names4classifier (long, rigid objects)5stick; rod; club; batสั้นsânสั้นsân1short (length)2short (time; brief)3concise4short (breath; supply)ไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)3prefix in tool/implement names4classifier (long, rigid objects)5stick; rod; club; batยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] lengthen; grow longเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเสี่ยงทายsìiang taaiเสี่ยงทายsìiang taai1[to] divine; seek omens2[to] decide by drawing lots (as divination)หาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนำเสนอnam sà-nĕrนำเสนอnam sà-nĕr1[to] present [sth]2[to] propose; put forward [sth]3[to] submit [sth]4[to] present (a program); anchor
Because no one would volunteer to be first, they had to draw lots to decide who would present.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
จับสลากjàp sà-làakจับสลากjàp sà-làak1[to] draw lots; choose by lottery2[to] decide/allocate by lot
- [to] draw lots; choose by lottery
- [to] decide/allocate by lot
จับฉลากjàp chà-làakจับฉลากjàp chà-làak1draw lots; do a lucky draw2raffle off; allocate by lottery
- draw lots; do a lucky draw
- raffle off; allocate by lottery
เสี่ยงsìiangเสี่ยงsìiang1risky; hazardous2[to] draw lots; cast lots (ritual)3[to] risk; take a risk
- risky; hazardous
- [to] draw lots; cast lots (ritual)
- [to] risk; take a risk
พยากรณ์pá-yaa-gonพยากรณ์pá-yaa-gon1[to] predict; [to] forecast2prediction; forecast
- [to] predict; [to] forecast
- prediction; forecast
ทำนายtam naaiทำนายtam naai1prediction; prophecy; divination result2[to] predict; [to] foretell
- prediction; prophecy; divination result
- [to] predict; [to] foretell
Word Breakdown
เสี่ยงsìiangเสี่ยงsìiang1risky; hazardous2[to] draw lots; cast lots (ritual)3[to] risk; take a riskPart 1
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เสี่ยงทายsìiang taaiเสี่ยงทายsìiang taai[to] divine; seek omens