Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never inventedto keep; save; store; hold; maintain; preservecurated
to place; locatewiktionary
to leave something in place; let remain; leave behindwiktionary
added after a verb for emphasis or to indicate that the action has already been donewiktionary
to keep, wear, or sport a style, such as a moustache stylewiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesฉันคิดว่าเราควรจำเรื่องแบบนี้ไว้
I think we should remember things like this.
Koko · เลยfrom ทางรถไฟสายมรณะ →
ฉันได้อยู่กับต้นไม้ที่ปู่ย่าปลูกไว้
I get to be among the trees my grandparents planted.
เป็นบ้านไม้เก่าที่ปู่สร้างไว้
It's an old wooden house that my grandfather built.
Alin · อุดรธานีfrom บ้านริมน้ำ →
Built from
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *waj/aɰꟲ² (“to keep”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩅᩱ᩶ or ᩅᩱ᩠᩶ᨿ, Lao ໄວ້ (wai), Lü ᦺᦞᧉ (vay²), Tai Dam ꪼꪫ꫁, Shan ဝႆႉ (wâ̰i), Tai Nüa ᥝᥭᥳ (wȧy), Ahom 𑜈𑜩 (bay) or 𑜉𑜩 (may).