เห่เรือ(hày reuua)
Meanings
1VerbC1
[to] sing a boat chant
to sing a traditional chant or song, typically while rowing a boat, often in a procession.
Examples
ฝีพายfĕe paaiฝีพายfĕe paaioarsman; rower (crew member)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightซ้อมsómซ้อมsóm1[to] practice; train2[to] rehearse3[to] drill; run drills4[to] beat up; assaultเห่เรือhày reuuaเห่เรือhày reuua1[to] sing a boat chant2boat-rowing chantให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitพร้อมเพรียงpróm priiangพร้อมเพรียงpróm priiang1in unison; together2united; harmoniousกันganกันgan1each 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; earmarkก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6even if; even thoughวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysแข่งkàengแข่งkàeng1[to] compete2[to] raceจริงjingจริงjing1really; truly; indeed2truth; reality (rare as noun)3true; real; genuine4[!] intensifier particle (final)
The rowers have to practice singing the boat chant in unison before the actual race day.
2NounC1
boat-rowing chant
a traditional chant or song sung while rowing a boat, especially during royal ceremonies.
Examples
เพลงplayngเพลงplayng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectทำนองtam-nongทำนองtam-nong1melody; tune2style; manner; pattern; way3approximately; roughly; in the vein of4set form; formula (formal/archaic)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบทเห่เรือbòt hài reuuaบทเห่เรือbòt hài reuuaroyal barge procession chantในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พระราชพิธีprá-râat-chá-pí-teeพระราชพิธีprá-râat-chá-pí-teeroyal ceremony
The song we are listening to is the melody of a royal boat chant from a royal ceremony.
Word Breakdown
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เห่เรือhày reuuaเห่เรือhày reuua[to] sing a boat chant