แผ่(pàe)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] spread; extend
to open out, stretch, or extend over a wider area (e.g., wings, branches, mat)
Examples
นกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)3classifier for birds (ตัว)แผ่pàeแผ่pàe1[to] spread; extend2[to] radiate; emit3[to] disseminate; propagate4[to] make offerings; extend goodwillปีกbpèekปีกbpèek1wing (animal/aircraft)2wing (building/theater)3wing (sports position)4side; flank; wing (political/factional side)5year of age (elephants, cattle) [classifier]กว้างgwâangกว้างgwâang1spacious; roomy2extensive; wide-ranging; broad in scope3wide; broad
The bird spreads its wings wide.
2VerbB1
[to] radiate; emit
to give off or send out (light, heat, influence, or feeling)
Examples
ถ่านหินtàan hĭnถ่านหินtàan hĭncoal (rock fuel)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)แผ่pàeแผ่pàe1[to] spread; extend2[to] radiate; emit3[to] disseminate; propagate4[to] make offerings; extend goodwillความร้อนkwaam rónความร้อนkwaam rón1heat; hotness2heat (physics, transfer)3thermal energy (internal energy)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)มอดmôtมอดmôt1moth; weevil; storage pest2[to] be burnt to ashes; burn out3burnt to ashes; consumed4to wither away; be exhausted (figurative)
The charcoal continues to give off heat long after the fire dies.
3VerbB1
[to] disseminate; propagate
to spread or circulate widely (e.g., news, information, doctrine, influence)
Examples
ข่าวลือkàao leuuข่าวลือkàao leuurumor; hearsayเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3[to] cover; seal4closed; shut; not open5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)แผ่pàeแผ่pàe1[to] spread; extend2[to] radiate; emit3[to] disseminate; propagate4[to] make offerings; extend goodwillไปทั่วbpai tûuaไปทั่วbpai tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2[to] spread all over; become widespread3all over; everywhere (extent marker)หมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityภายในpaai naiภายในpaai nai1inside; internal2within (time limit); by3within; inside (place/scope)4inside; indoorsวันเดียวwan diaoวันเดียวwan diaoone day
The rumor about closing the school spread throughout the village within a day.
4VerbB1
[to] make offerings; extend goodwill
to distribute or extend merit, kindness, or alms (often in religious or charitable contexts, e.g., แผ่เมตตาแผ่เมตตาpàe mâet-dtaa[to] spread loving-kindness)
Examples
หลวงตาlŭuang dtaaหลวงตาlŭuang dtaa1elder monk (Isan/Northern usage)2form of address for an elder monkแผ่เมตตาpàe mâet-dtaaแผ่เมตตาpàe mâet-dtaa[to] spread loving-kindnessให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitสรรพสัตว์sàp-bpà-sàtสรรพสัตว์sàp-bpà-sàtall beings; all sentient creaturesหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)สวดมนต์sùuat monสวดมนต์sùuat mon1[to] chant/recite prayers2prayer chanting; recitationทุกคืนtúk keunทุกคืนtúk keunevery night
The monk extends loving-kindness to all beings after chanting every night.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ผายpăaiผายpăai1to spread; to open out; to extend2[to] fart; pass gas3to fan; to waft (air or scent)
- to spread; to open out; to extend
- [to] fart; pass gas
- to fan; to waft (air or scent)
แพร่prâaeแพร่prâae1to spread; disseminate2[to] spread; be transmitted3widespread; prevalent (literary)
- to spread; disseminate
- [to] spread; be transmitted
- widespread; prevalent (literary)
กระจายgrà-jaaiกระจายgrà-jaai1[to] spread; disperse; scatter2be distributed; be disseminated3broadcast; disseminate (information)4scattered; spread out; dispersed
- [to] spread; disperse; scatter
- be distributed; be disseminated
- broadcast; disseminate (information)
- scattered; spread out; dispersed
แพรpraeแพรprae1silk; fine smooth fabric; silk cloth2[to] spread; fan out; diffuse (literary)
- silk; fine smooth fabric; silk cloth
- [to] spread; fan out; diffuse (literary)
เผยแผ่pŏei pâeเผยแผ่pŏei pâe1[to] disseminate; spread; publicize; promote2[to] propagate (religion/teachings)
- [to] disseminate; spread; publicize; promote
- [to] propagate (religion/teachings)