แค(kae)
Meanings
1NounB1
hummingbird tree (Sesbania grandiflora); its edible flowers/pods
A small tropical tree, Sesbania grandiflora (also called hummingbird tree), common in Thailand; also refers to its edible flowers (usually white or red) and young pods used in cooking.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ปลูกbplòokปลูกbplòok1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant (tall/woody)2origin; source; root cause3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5stem; trunk; stalk; base6classifier: trees; plants; polesแคkaeแคkae1hummingbird tree (Sesbania grandiflora); its edible flowers/pods2only; merely; just (variant of แค่)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveริมrimริมrim1edge; rim; border2edge; riverside; roadside (at/along the edge)3edge-side; roadside (modifier)รั้วrúuaรั้วrúua1fence; enclosure2railings; barrier
Grandma likes to plant hummingbird trees along the fence.
2AdverbB1
only; merely; just (variant of แค่แค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition))
Only; merely; just (used to limit or downplay something). This is an older/variant spelling of แค่แค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition) and is now uncommon.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)เหลืออยู่lĕuua yòoเหลืออยู่lĕuua yòo1[to] remain; be left (over)2remaining; left; leftoverแคkaeแคkae1hummingbird tree (Sesbania grandiflora); its edible flowers/pods2only; merely; just (variant of แค่)ห้าสิบhâa sìpห้าสิบhâa sìpfifty; 50บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3blow; stroke (literary/archaic)4foot (literary)
I only have fifty baht left.