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| ถือกันว่าเด็กหรือผู้น้อยควรไหว้ผู้ใหญ่ก่อน และคนธรรมดาควรไหว้พระ theuuR ganM waaF dekL reuuR phuuF naawyH khuaanM waiF phuuF yaiL gaawnL laeH khohnM thamM maH daaM khuaanM waiF phraH |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ถือ-กัน-ว่า-เด็ก-หฺรือ-พู่-น้อย-ควน-ไว่-พู่-ไหฺย่-ก่อน-และ-คน-ทัม-มะ-ดา-ควน-ไว่-พฺระ |
| IPA | tʰɯ̌ː kan wâː dèk rɯ̌ː pʰûː nɔ́ːj kʰuːan wâj pʰûː jàj kɔ̀ːn lɛ́ʔ kʰon tʰam má daː kʰuːan wâj pʰráʔ |
| Royal Thai General System | thue kan wa dek rue phunoi khuan wai phu yai kon lae khon thammada khuan wai phra |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "It is our custom that children or persons of a lower status are supposed to “wai” their seniors first, and laypersons are obliged to “wai” monks." | ||
| categories | |||
| components | ถือ  | theuuR | to extol; profess; to hold a belief that... |
 กัน | ganM | together with | |
| ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
| เด็ก | dekL | child | |
| หรือ | reuuR | or | |
| ผู้น้อย | phuuF naawyH | inferior (person); a subordinate | |
| ควร | khuaanM | [auxiliary verb indicating] should; ought to; must | |
ไหว้  | waiF | wai, the respectful Thai (and Lao) gesture of thanks, apology, or greeting; to (give a) wai | |
ผู้ใหญ่ | phuuF yaiL | adult; elder; senior; superior person in status | |
| ก่อน | gaawnL | before; earlier; time gone by; prior to; in advance of; ahead of time; previously; formerly; initially; beforehand; firstly; first; now; ago | |
| และ | laeH | and | |
| คนธรรมดา | khohnM thamM maH daaM | an ordinary person; regular folk | |
| ควร | khuaanM | [auxiliary verb indicating] should; ought to; must | |
| ไหว้ | waiF | wai, the respectful Thai (and Lao) gesture of thanks, apology, or greeting; to (give a) wai | |
| พระ | phraH | priest; minister; cleric; monk; padre; god; Buddha image | |
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