ท้าย
rear
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- 1 rear、back end、tail end、end of a road or alley
- 2 end、final part、ending section、latter part
ท้าย refers to the back or rear side of something, and by extension the ending part of a period, story, event, or sequence.
rear、back end、tail end、end of a road or alley
The rear or back end of something that has a clear front-back direction, such as a vehicle, line, boat, or alley.
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ท้ายรถ tháay rót the rear of a car ท้ายรถ details
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ท้ายแถว tháay thɛ̌w the back of the line ท้ายแถว details
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ท้ายซอย tháay sɔɔy the end of the alley ท้ายซอย details
end、final part、ending section、latter part
The ending part of a story, document, time period, event, or sequence.
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ตอนท้ายของเรื่อง tɔɔn tháay khɔ̌ɔŋ rʉ̂aŋ the ending part of the story ตอนท้ายของเรื่อง details
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เขียนชื่อไว้ท้ายจดหมาย khǐan chʉ̂ʉ wáy tháay còt mǎay write the name at the end of the letter เขียนชื่อไว้ท้ายจดหมาย details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core idea of ท้าย is the back side or ending side. With physical things, it appears in phrases like ท้ายรถ “the rear of a car,” ท้ายเรือ “the stern of a boat,” and ท้ายแถว “the back of a line.” With places, ท้ายซอย is a common phrase meaning the far end of an alley. In abstract use, it refers to the later or ending part of a period, text, story, or event, as in ตอนท้าย, ช่วงท้าย, and ท้ายเดือน.
Usage
It is common in directions, descriptions of vehicle parts, and talking about positions in a line. It is also used naturally when referring to the later part of a story, text, film, game, month, or event.
Caution
Do not confuse ท้าย with ทาย. ทาย means “to guess” or “to predict,” and it is a different word.
Differences from similar words
1 rear synonyms
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ปลาย focuses on the tip or far end of something, such as a stick, finger, hair, or period of time. ท้าย focuses on the rear or last side in a direction or sequence.