เอนไหว(en wăi)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] sway; wobble; be unsteady
to move or rock back and forth or side to side as if unstable; to be liable to tip or shake
Examples
ต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)สูงsŏongสูงsŏong1tall; high (physical height)2advanced; elevated (abstract)3high (degree/level/price/rank)4up; to a high positionเอนไหวen wăiเอนไหวen wăi1[to] sway; wobble; be unsteady2unsteady; wobbly; shakyไปตามbpai dtaamไปตามbpai dtaam1[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetch2[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]แรงลมraeng lomแรงลมraeng lom1wind force; wind strength2wind load (engineering)
The tall tree swayed with the force of the wind.
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เรือreuuaลำเล็กlam lékเอนไหวen wăiไปมาbpai maaบนbonคลื่นklêunจนjonฉันchănรู้สึกrúu-sèukเวียนหัวwiian hŭua
The small boat rocked back and forth on the waves until I felt dizzy.
ทุ่งหญ้าสีเขียวtûng yâa sĕe kĭiaoเอนไหวen wăiตามdtaamสายลมsăai lomดูdooแล้วláeoสบายตาsà-baai dtaaมากmâak
The green field of grass swayed in the breeze, which was very pleasant to look at.
ยอดเจดีย์yôt jay-deeเก่าแก่gào gàeเริ่มrêrmเอนไหวen wăiอย่างyàangน่ากลัวnâa gluuaตอนที่dton têeเกิดgèrtแผ่นดินไหวpàen-din wăi
The top of the ancient pagoda began to sway frighteningly when the earthquake occurred.
2AdjectiveB1
unsteady; wobbly; shaky
not firm or stable; likely to move, tilt, or lose balance
Examples
เก้าอี้gâo îเก้าอี้gâo îchairตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1character; figure2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3body; self; person (colloq.)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เอนไหวen wăiเอนไหวen wăi1[to] sway; wobble; be unsteady2unsteady; wobbly; shakyอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)2[to] sit; sit downนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle
This chair is wobbly, don't sit on it.
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That old wooden bridge looks unstable; it probably isn't safe.
หลังจากlăng jàakไม่ได้นอนmâi dâai nonมาmaaสองsŏngวันwanร่างกายrâang gaaiของเขาkŏng kăoก็gâwรู้สึกrúu-sèukเอนไหวen wăiเหมือนจะmĕuuan jàล้มlóm
After not sleeping for two days, his body felt unsteady as if he were about to fall.
โครงสร้างkrohng sâangของkŏngตึกdtèukนี้néeเอนไหวen wăiอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang hĕn dâi chátหลังจากlăng jàakถูกtòokน้ำท่วมnáam tûuamหนักnàkควรkuuanต้องdtôngรีบrêepซ่อมแซมsôm saem
The structure of this building is clearly unstable after the severe flood; it needs to be repaired urgently.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ไหวเอนwăi aynไหวเอนwăi ayn1[to] waver; be swayed (figurative)2[to] sway; lean gently
- [to] waver; be swayed (figurative)
- [to] sway; lean gently
โอนเอนohn enโอนเอนohn en1unsteady; easily swayed2[to] sway; rock; wobble
- unsteady; easily swayed
- [to] sway; rock; wobble
ลู่ไหวlûu wăiลู่ไหวlûu wăi[to] bend and sway
[to] bend and sway
Word Breakdown
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เอนไหวen wăiเอนไหวen wăi[to] sway; wobble; be unsteady