"สู้" meaning in Thai

See สู้ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /suː˥˩/ [standard] Forms: sûu [romanization]
Etymology: Compare Lao ສູ້ (sū). Etymology templates: {{cog|lo|ສູ້}} Lao ສູ້ (sū) Head templates: {{th-adv|-}} สู้ • (sûu)
  1. against; in opposition to.
    Sense id: en-สู้-th-adv-tE1zx2hu
  2. (often in negation) quite; rather.
    Sense id: en-สู้-th-adv-OtQVUwcr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ต้อนรับขับสู้, ต่อสู้ (dtɔ̀ɔ-sûu), แบ่งรับแบ่งสู้, สู้คน, สู้ยิบตา, สู้รบ, สู้ราคา, สู้หน้า, หนักเอาเบาสู้

Verb

IPA: /suː˥˩/ [standard] Forms: sûu [romanization], การสู้ [abstract-noun]
Etymology: Compare Lao ສູ້ (sū). Etymology templates: {{cog|lo|ສູ້}} Lao ສູ້ (sū) Head templates: {{th-verb}} สู้ • (sûu) (abstract noun การสู้)
  1. to endure, to bear; to withstand, to resist.
    Sense id: en-สู้-th-verb-9PAWK5TV
  2. to struggle, as with physical force, weapon, intelligence, etc: to fight, to battle, to combat, to contend, etc.
    Sense id: en-สู้-th-verb-qqsKnerl
  3. to overcome; to beat; to be superior (to).
    Sense id: en-สู้-th-verb-nbi9MVNn
  4. (auxiliary) used to indicate that doing something is more favourable. Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-สู้-th-verb-At5Vw4vd Categories (other): Thai terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Thai terms with redundant script codes: 16 15 11 13 13 20 12
  5. (law) to defend (a legal case) as a defendant or the like.
    Sense id: en-สู้-th-verb-R0OuWuxw Categories (other): Law, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Thai entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 13 11 12 13 16 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 10 9 9 10 12 41 Disambiguation of Thai entries with incorrect language header: 12 9 7 14 8 13 37 Topics: law
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    },
    {
      "word": "สู้ยิบตา"
    },
    {
      "word": "สู้รบ"
    },
    {
      "word": "สู้ราคา"
    },
    {
      "word": "สู้หน้า"
    },
    {
      "word": "หนักเอาเบาสู้"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lo",
            "2": "ສູ້",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lao: ສູ້ (sū)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lao: ສູ້ (sū)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "km",
            "2": "ស៊ូ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khmer: ស៊ូ (suu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khmer: ស៊ូ (suu)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "ສູ້"
      },
      "expansion": "Lao ສູ້ (sū)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Lao ສູ້ (sū).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sûu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "สู้ • (sûu)",
      "name": "th-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Thai",
  "lang_code": "th",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Thai terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              18,
              25
            ],
            [
              51,
              58
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              8
            ],
            [
              17,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              7
            ],
            [
              14,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "english": "[with one's] back against the sky [and one's] face against the ground",
          "roman": "lǎng sûu fáa nâa sûu din",
          "text": "หลังสู้ฟ้าหน้าสู้ดิน",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "english": "[It] bounces against [my] hand.",
          "ref": "2018 November 30, ไปเซเว่นเอาอะไรไหม๊, “เด้งสู้มือจริง ๆ เลย”, in postjung.com, postjung.com, retrieved 2022-01-15:",
          "roman": "dêng sûu mʉʉ",
          "text": "เด้งสู้มือ",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "against; in opposition to."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ],
        [
          "opposition",
          "opposition"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Thai terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              9
            ],
            [
              21,
              26
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "not quite good / not quite well",
          "roman": "mâi sûu dii",
          "text": "ไม่สู้ดี",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "quite; rather."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "quite",
          "quite"
        ],
        [
          "rather",
          "rather"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "often in negation",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(often in negation) quite; rather."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/suː˥˩/",
      "tags": [
        "standard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "สู้"
}

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