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Meanings

1NounA2

[to] flow; run (liquid)

to move steadily like a liquid does; to run

Examples

น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ลำธารlam taanลำธารlam taanstream; brookไหลlăiไหลlăi1[to] flow; run (liquid)2[to] stream; trickle down3[to] leak; discharge4the flow; currentช้าๆcháa cháaช้าๆcháa cháaslowly; unhurriedly
The water in the stream flows slowly.
2NounB1

[to] stream; trickle down

to move or fall continuously from a higher place, as with tears, sweat, or rainwater running down

Examples

ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toไหลlăiไหลlăi1[to] flow; run (liquid)2[to] stream; trickle down3[to] leak; discharge4the flow; currentจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)หลังคาlăng kaaหลังคาlăng kaaroofลงมาlong maaลงมาlong maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and underตามdtaamตามdtaam1[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)ผนังpà-năngผนังpà-năng1wall (of a room/building)2wall surface3membrane wall (anatomy/biology)
It rained heavily, and water started flowing from the roof down the wall.
3NounB1

[to] leak; discharge

to escape or ooze out from a container or body (e.g., water leaking, nasal discharge)

Examples

น้ำซุปnáam súpน้ำซุปnáam súp1broth; stock2clear soup (broth)ไหลออกlăi òkไหลออกlăi òk[to] flow outจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ถ้วยtûuaiถ้วยtûuai1cup; small bowl2classifier: cups; small bowls; trophy cups3trophy (cup)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveหกใส่hòk sàiหกใส่hòk sài[to] spill on [sb]/[sth]
The broth leaked out of the bowl because it was spilled.
4NounB2

the flow; current

the movement or course of something that flows in one direction; the current

Examples

กระแสน้ำgrà-săe náamกระแสน้ำgrà-săe náam1water current; flow of water2stream/jet of waterในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)คลองklongคลองklong1canal2natural stream; creek (dialectal/archaic)3classifier: canals/ditchesไหลlăiไหลlăi1[to] flow; run (liquid)2[to] stream; trickle down3[to] leak; discharge4the flow; currentไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathทิศใต้tít dtâiทิศใต้tít dtâisouth; southern directionทุกเช้าtúk cháoทุกเช้าtúk cháoevery morning
The current in the canal flows southward every morning.

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