ไซเคิล
sai-kêrn
Meanings
1NounB1
cycle; repeating sequence
A cycle; a sequence of events or processes that repeats in a regular order (e.g., business cycle, life cycle).
Examples
เศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìtเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìt1economy2economic conditions; the economyมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoไซเคิลsai-kêrnไซเคิลsai-kêrn1cycle; repeating sequence2bicycle (informal); motorbike (informal)ขึ้นลงkêun longขึ้นลงkêun long1[to] go up and down; ascend and descend2[to] get on and off (a vehicle)3[to] rise and fall; fluctuateเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofเก็บเงินgèp ngernเก็บเงินgèp ngern1[to] save money; put money aside2[to] collect payment; charge [sb]เผื่อpèuuaเผื่อpèuua1in case; just in case2[to] set aside; reserve (for later/for [sb])3[to] allow for; take into account4lest; for fear that (rare/lit.)ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2section; segment (part of something)3range; interval (between limits)4period; time (around now/then)5distance between supports6width span; armspan7span; breadth (across)แย่yâeแย่yâe1terrible; awful (intensified)2[to] be in a bad way3bad; poor
The economy has up-and-down cycles; we should save money for the bad periods.
2NounB1
bicycle (informal); motorbike (informal)
Informal Thai usage referring to a bicycle; also used informally for a motorbike.
Examples
เสาร์นี้săo néeเสาร์นี้săo née1this Saturday2on this Saturdayฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ปั่นbpànปั่นbpàn1[to] pedal; cycle2[to] spin; rotate3[to] blend; puree4[to] hype; manipulate attention/priceไซเคิลsai-kêrnไซเคิลsai-kêrn1cycle; repeating sequence2bicycle (informal); motorbike (informal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
This Saturday I will ride a bicycle to the market with a friend.