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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented
1v.

to say; speak; tell; utter; pronouncewiktionary

2conj.

that; as; as followswiktionary

3v.

to mean; denote; signifywiktionary

4conj.

as to; regarding; concerningwiktionary

5v.

to think; view; bear or have in mind; form a thought, opinion, or idea; plan; intendwiktionary

6v.

to admonish; scold; rebuke; lecturewiktionary

7v.

to criticise; comment negatively; speak ill ofwiktionary

8v.

to instruct; directwiktionary

Less common senses (4)
9v.

to address; deal with; handle; administer; managewiktionary

10v.

to hire; employ; ask someone to do something for compensationwiktionary

11v.

to sing; chantwiktionary

12conj.

as; like; as ifwiktionary

In the readings

real sentences, spoken by real voices

แต่ฉันคิดว่าเราก็เป็นคนเหมือนกัน

But I think we're all people just the same.

Koko · เลยfrom คนสองฝั่ง →

แม่ของฉันบอกว่า ที่นานี้เป็นของปู่ย่ามาก่อน

My mother says this land belonged to my grandparents before us.

Mind · บุรีรัมย์from นาข้าวหน้าแล้ง →

Built from

From Middle Chinese 話 (MC hwaejH, “to say; to speak”). Cognate with Lao ວ່າ (wā), Northern Thai ᩅ᩵ᩤ, Khün ᩅ᩵ᩤ, Lü ᦞᦱᧈ (vaa¹), Shan ဝႃႈ (wāa), Tai Dam ꪫ꪿ꪱ, Ahom 𑜈𑜠 (ba), Zhuang vah.