เหย้า(yâo)

Meanings

1NounB2

home; homestead

one’s home or household, often implying the family residence; used in formal or literary style

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตั้งใจdtâng jaiตั้งใจdtâng jai1[to] intend; mean to2[to] be determined; resolve3[to] pay close attention; concentrate4intentionally; on purposeกลับไปglàp bpaiกลับไปglàp bpai1[to] go back; return (there)2[to] revert; return to a previous state/activity3back (directional, after verbs)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)เหย้าyâoเหย้าyâo1domestic; household (attrib.)2home; homesteadของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบิดามารดาbì-daa maan-daaบิดามารดาbì-daa maan-daafather and mother; parentsในช่วงnai chûuangในช่วงnai chûuangduring; in the period ofเทศกาลtêht-sà-gaanเทศกาลtêht-sà-gaan1festival2festive period; season (of festivities)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainพร้อมหน้าpróm nâaพร้อมหน้าpróm nâaall together; all presentกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
He intends to return to his parents’ home during the festival so they can be together.
2AdjectiveC1

domestic; household (attrib.)

relating to the home or household; mostly used in fixed phrases such as เหย้าเรือนเหย้าเรือนyâo reuuanhousehold; home life; domestic sphere

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herใส่ใจsài jaiใส่ใจsài jai1[to] pay close attention to; be attentive to2[to] care about; be concerned for3attentive; caring (attrib.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsเหย้าเรือนyâo reuuanเหย้าเรือนyâo reuuanhousehold; home life; domestic sphereมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asทำอาหารtam aa-hăanทำอาหารtam aa-hăan[to] cook; prepare foodและláeและláeand (coordinating)ดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; serviceความสะอาดkwaam sà-àatความสะอาดkwaam sà-àatcleanliness; state/degree of being clean
She pays attention to household work, both cooking and keeping things clean.

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