เห่
hàyMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] chant/recite in a measured tone
To sing or recite with a rhythmic, prolonged tone in traditional styles, e.g., royal barge chants (เห่เรือเห่เรือhèe-rʉʉa1[to] sing a boat chant2boat-rowing chant).
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneการถ่ายทอดสดgaan-tàai-tɔ̂ɔt-sòtการถ่ายทอดสดgaan-tàai-tɔ̂ɔt-sòtlive broadcast; livestreamingพระราชพิธีprá-râat-chá-pí-tiiพระราชพิธีprá-râat-chá-pí-tiiroyal ceremonyเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)คนพายเรือkon-paai-rʉʉaคนพายเรือkon-paai-rʉʉarower; paddlerเห่เรือhèe-rʉʉaเห่เรือhèe-rʉʉa1[to] sing a boat chant2boat-rowing chantเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛkครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛk1the first time2for the first time3first (of an occurrence)
Yesterday I watched the live broadcast of the royal ceremony, so I got to hear the oarsmen chant for the first time.
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คุณปู่kun-bpùuเคยkəəiเล่าให้ฟังlâo-hâi-fangว่าwâaสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnจะมีjà-miiคนkonร้องrɔ́ɔngกล่อมglɔ̀ɔmเด็กdèkให้hâiนอนหลับnɔɔn-làp
Grandpa used to tell me that in the old days, people would sing lullabies to put children to sleep.
การเห่เรือgaan-hèe-rʉʉaต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiจังหวะjang-wàที่tîiพร้อมเพรียงprɔ́ɔm-priiangกันganของkɔ̌ɔngฝีพายfǐi-paaiและlɛ́คนเห่kon-hèeเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเรือrʉʉaเคลื่อนklʉ̂ʉanไปbpaiอย่างyàangสง่างามsà-ngàa-ngaam
Royal barge chanting requires synchronized rhythm between the oarsmen and the chanter for the barge to move gracefully.
บทเห่เรือbòt-hèe-rʉʉaหลายlǎaiบทbòtมีmiiเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaพรรณนาpan-ná-naaความงดงามkwaam-ngót-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngธรรมชาติtam-má-châatและlɛ́วิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítริมน้ำrim-náam
Many royal barge chants have lyrics that describe the beauty of nature and the riverside way of life.
2VerbB2
[to] lull [sb] to sleep by singing
To sing gently to someone, especially a baby or child, to help them fall asleep.
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พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureอุ้มûmอุ้มûm1[to] carry in the arms2[to] support; prop up3[to] abduct (enforced disappearance)ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)อ้อมแขนôm kăenอ้อมแขนôm kăen1arms; embrace2care/protection (figurative)และláeและláeand (coordinating)เห่กล่อมhày glòmเห่กล่อมhày glòm[to] sing a lullabyเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeๆ-จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsหลับlàpหลับlàp1[to] sleep; [to] fall asleep2asleep (stative)
The father held his baby in his arms and sang softly until the baby fell asleep.
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ยายyaaiเห่กล่อมhày glòmหลานlăanก่อนนอนgòn nonด้วยdûuayเพลงplayngเก่าgàoๆ-ที่têeเคยkoeiร้องróngให้hâiแม่mâeฟังfang
Grandma sang her grandchild to sleep with old songs she used to sing to my mother.
แม้máeลูกlôokจะjàงอแงngo-ngaeเพราะpráwไม่mâiคุ้นkúnกับgàpที่นอนtêe nonใหม่màiแม่mâeก็gâwเห่กล่อมhày glòmด้วยdûuayน้ำเสียงnám sĭiangอ่อนโยนòn yohnจนjonลูกlôokค่อยkôiๆ-สงบลงsà-ngòp longและláeหลับไปlàp bpai
Although the baby was fussy because the bed was unfamiliar, the mother sang soothingly until the baby gradually calmed down and fell asleep.
เธอtəəนำnamเพลงpleengที่tîiแม่mɛ̂ɛเคยkəəiใช้cháiเห่กล่อมhèe-glɔ̀ɔmเธอtəəในnaiวัยเด็กwai-dèkมาmaaร้องrɔ́ɔngให้hâiลูกlûukฟังfangเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakให้hâiลูกlûukรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kอบอุ่นòp-ùnก่อนgɔ̀ɔnหลับlàp
She sang her child the lullaby her own mother used to sing to her when she was little, hoping to help her child feel warm and secure before falling asleep.