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máai táao
Meanings
1NounB1
walking stick; cane
a stick used for support while walking, often by elderly or injured people
Examples
คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)โดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ไม้เท้าmáai táaoไม้เท้าmáai táao1walking stick; cane2staff (symbolic/functional)
My grandmother walks using a cane.
2NounB2
staff (symbolic/functional)
a long stick carried as a symbol of authority or used as a tool (e.g., a wizard’s staff)
Examples
พ่อมดpôr mótพ่อมดpôr mótwizard; sorcerer (man)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taan1tale; story (traditional/children’s)2folk tale; fableถือtĕuuaถือtĕuua1[to] hold; carry (by hand)2[to] bring/take (in hand)3[to] regard; consider; deem4[to] observe; keep (rules, precepts, fast)5[to] be strict/particular about6to count as; treat asไม้เท้าmáai táaoไม้เท้าmáai táao1walking stick; cane2staff (symbolic/functional)วิเศษwí-sètวิเศษwí-sèt1excellent; wonderful2magical; supernatural3special; exceptionalที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotสามารถsăa-mâatสามารถsăa-mâat1able; capable2ability; capability3talented; competentเสกsèkเสกsèk1[to] conjure; enchant2[to] make happen as if by magic3[to] bless; consecrate (ritually)อะไรก็ได้à-rai gôr dâaiอะไรก็ได้à-rai gôr dâaianything; whatever
The wizard in the fairy tale holds a magic staff that can conjure anything.
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ไม้เท้าmáai táaoไม้เท้าmáai táaowalking stick; cane