ไทร(sai)
Meanings
1NounB2
banyan; fig tree (Ficus spp.)
a large fig tree, especially the banyan (Ficus benghalensis) and related species in the genus Ficus, common in tropical Asia
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต้นไทรdtôn saiต้นไทรdtôn sai1Ficus (banyan/fig tree)2symbol/folk beliefใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenๆ-เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] act; perform (role)2casually; for fun (manner marker)3[to] tease; kid; mess with4[to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)5seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)6[to] play; have fun7[to] play (game/sport/instrument)ซ่อนแอบsôn àepซ่อนแอบsôn àep1hide-and-seek (game)2[to] hide; [to] hide awayใต้dtâiใต้dtâi1under; beneath; below2southern region; the South3southern; of the South (often as prefix ใต้-)4below; underneath (adverb)5under; subject to (authority/rules)รากอากาศrâak aa-gàatรากอากาศrâak aa-gàataerial root
In my village, there is a large banyan tree where children play hide-and-seek under its aerial roots.
2NounC1
Ficus religiosa; sacred fig
in some contexts, refers specifically to the sacred fig (Ficus religiosa), often planted at temples and sacred sites
Examples
วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureเก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old-fashioned; outdated3old; not newหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)หมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต้นไทรศักดิ์สิทธิ์dtôn sai sàk-sìtต้นไทรศักดิ์สิทธิ์dtôn sai sàk-sìtsacred banyan/fig tree (bodhi)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerกราบไหว้gràap wâiกราบไหว้gràap wâi1[to] prostrate in worship2[to] pay homage/devotion
The old temple behind the village has a sacred fig tree for locals to pay respects to.