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ÅÍ  laawyM
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1.[is] floating; transient
2.to float, to set afloat or adrift; to waft through (the air)
3.[of planes] to fly up into the air

pronunciation guide
Phonemic ThaiÅÍÂ
IPAlɔːj
Royal Thai General Systemloi

1.   [attributive verb]
definition
[is] floating; transient

examplesã¨ÅÍÂjaiM laawyMabsent-minded; daydreaming
ºè͹Å͹éÓbaawnL laawyM naahmHcasino aboard a ship
ºÑÇÅÍÂbuaaM laawyMfloating lotus
¢¹ÁºÑÇÅÍÂkhaL nohmR buaaM laawyMa [type of Thai] sweetmeat
á¼§ÅÍÂphaaengR laawyMtemporary (vendor's) booth; transient stand
äÃèàÅ×è͹ÅÍÂraiF leuuanF laawyMmobile plantations; slash and burn agriculture
ÅÍ¿éÒlaawyM faaHfloating in the sky
àÅ×è͹ÅÍÂleuuanF laawyMgroundless; indefinite
ÊоҹÅÍÂsaL phaanM laawyMtraffic bridge; pedestrian crossover; flyover
ËÅÑ¡ÅÍÂlakL laawyM[is] homeless; vagrant; unsettled
sample
sentences
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raoM aoM gingL maaiH maaM bpaL dtitL bpaL dtaawL thahmM phaaeM soongM laawyM dtaamM lahmM thaanM
"We gathered branches to build a wooden raft to float down the canal."
ËÅÒÂà¼èÒ´éÇ¡ѹ·Óà¡ÉµÃ´éÇÂÇÔ¸Õ·ÓäÃèàÅ×è͹ÅÍ Íѹà»ç¹ÇÔ¸Õ·ÕèàËÁÒСѺÊѧ¤Á¢Í§à¢Ò
laayR phaoL duayF ganM thahmM gaL saeht[r]L duayF wiH theeM thahmM raiF leuuanF laawyM anM bpenM wiH theeM theeF mawL gapL sangR khohmM khaawngR khaoR
"Many tribes employ slash and burn agricultural methods which are appropriate to their social structure."
2. common Thai word   
definition
to float, to set afloat or adrift; to waft through (the air)

antonym¨Á´Ôè§johmM dingLto submerge; sink
examples¡ÃÐàªéÒÅÍ¿éÒgraL chaoH laawyM faaHchair lift
ä¢èÅ͹éÓkhaiL laawyM naahmHpoached egg
ÅèͧÅÍÂlaawngF laawyMto float; drift; bob; sail; glide; move gently; slip along; slide
ÅÍ¡Ãз§laawyM graL thohngMLoi Kratong, Loy Krathong, a Thai festival and ceremony of Brahmin origin celebrated throughout the nation on the full moon night of November each year by floating ¡Ãз§ onto the local rivers or canals to ask for forgiveness from the River Goddess Ganges (¾ÃÐáÁ褧¤Ò) for having polluted her in the past and to express gratitude toward her for giving everyone water
ÅÍ¢Öé¹laawyM kheunFto climb
Å͵ÑÇlaawyM dtuaaMfloat; have no obligation
Å͹ÇÅlaawyM nuaanM[is] at large; free; free to go; unencumbered; unhampered
Å͹ÇÅlaawyM nuaanMto get off scott-free; to get off without a penalty
ÅÍÂÅÐÅèͧlaawyM laH laawngFto drift; float; wander; waft along
ÅÔèÇÅÍÂliuF laawyMto float in the air
sample
sentence
à¢Òä´éÂÔ¹àÊÕ§âËÂËǹ ÅÍÂÁÒµÒÁÅÁÂÒÁ´Ö¡ áµè¤Ô´ÇèÒ¤§¨ÐËÙ½Ò´ä»àͧ
khaoR daiF yinM siiangR yohR huaanR laawyM maaM dtaamM lohmM yaamM deukL dtaaeL khitH waaF khohngM jaL huuR faatL bpaiM aehngM
"His ears caught a faint, eerie and painful groan wafting through the midnight air, but he thought that he might probably be mishearing."
3.   [verb]
definition
[of planes] to fly up into the air


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