Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never inventedholdlexitron
bear; carrylexitron
to hold, carry, or bear, with or as if with a handwiktionary
to wield; to handlewiktionary
to hold; to have; to occupywiktionary
to have (in charge); to be in charge ofwiktionary
to take; to assume; to acceptwiktionary
to take (a loan); to rent; to lease(archaic)wiktionary
to uphold; to support; to observe; to follow; to adhere (to)wiktionary
to professwiktionary
to consider; to view; to deemwiktionary
to consider offensive or inappropriate; to view as a taboowiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesถุงของคุณยายหนักมาก ฉันจึงช่วยถือให้
The old woman's bags were heavy, so I held them for her.
Koko · เลยfrom สองแถวคันสุดท้าย →
ใส่ชุดสีขาว ถือถาดข้าว ถือดอกไม้ ถือเทียน เพือใส่บาตร
Wearing white, carrying trays of rice, flowers, candles.
Ploy · เชียงใหม่from วันพระ →
Built from
Compare Middle Chinese 戴 (MC tojH, “to carry on the head”). Cognate with Isan ถือ, Lao ຖື (thư̄), Northern Thai ᨳᩨ, Khün ᨳᩨ, Lü ᦏᦹ (ṫhue), Nong Zhuang tw. Compare Tai Dam ꪕꪳ, Tai Dón ꪕꪳ.