แซม
saem
Meanings
1NounB1
[to] be interspersed; be mixed in
to appear in small amounts among something else, dotted or mixed through it (e.g., gray hairs among black hair)
Examples
ผมหงอกpŏm ngòkผมหงอกpŏm ngòkgray hair; white hairเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toแซมsaemแซมsaem1[to] be interspersed; be mixed in2[to] streak/highlight (hair); intersperse3streaked; speckled (with)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)ขมับkà-màpขมับkà-màptemple (side of head)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
Gray hairs have started to appear at my temples.
2NounB2
[to] streak/highlight (hair); intersperse
to add streaks or sections of a different color to hair; by extension, to add small bits of [sth] among [sth] else
Examples
ช่างทำผมchâang tam pŏmช่างทำผมchâang tam pŏmhairdresser; hairstylistแนะนำให้náe-nam hâiแนะนำให้náe-nam hâi[to] advise/recommend [sb] to do [sth]; suggest (that...)แซมsaemแซมsaem1[to] be interspersed; be mixed in2[to] streak/highlight (hair); intersperse3streaked; speckled (with)สีชมพูsĕe chom-pooสีชมพูsĕe chom-poo1pink; pink-colored2pink (color)3rosy; romantic (figurative)นิดๆnít nítนิดๆnít níta little; slightly (colloquial)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotปลายผมbplaai pŏmปลายผมbplaai pŏmtip of the hair; hair endเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเพิ่มpêrmเพิ่มpêrm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3additionally; in addition; moreoverมิติmí-dtìมิติmí-dtì1dimension (aspect/perspective)2dimension (spatial/physical; math/physics)
The hairstylist suggested adding a little pink streak at the ends to add dimension.
3NounB2
streaked; speckled (with)
having small amounts of another color or element mixed in, e.g., hair streaked with gray
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสีเทาsĕe taoสีเทาsĕe tao1gray/grey (color)2gray/grey; gray-colored3gray area; semi-legalแซมsaemแซมsaem1[to] be interspersed; be mixed in2[to] streak/highlight (hair); intersperse3streaked; speckled (with)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeอบอุ่นòp ùnอบอุ่นòp ùn1warm (temperature)2warm; cozy; affectionate (feeling/atmosphere)3[to] warm; keep warmขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/betterอย่างประหลาดyàang bprà-làatอย่างประหลาดyàang bprà-làatstrangely; weirdly
Dad’s hair is starting to have streaks of gray, making him look oddly warmer.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ประbpràประbprà1[to] stud/embellish2Buddhist honorific prefix3studded/embellished4approximate/regular (bound prefix)
- [to] stud/embellish
- Buddhist honorific prefix
- studded/embellished
- approximate/regular (bound prefix)
ปนbponปนbpon1[to] mix; blend; mingle2[to] be mixed with; contain traces of3containing a hint of; tinged with (figurative)
- [to] mix; blend; mingle
- [to] be mixed with; contain traces of
- containing a hint of; tinged with (figurative)
คละkláคละklá1mixed; assorted2to mix together
- mixed; assorted
- to mix together