กระบวยกะลา(grà-buuay gà-laa)
Meanings
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coconut shell dipper; coconut shell ladle
a traditional water dipper or ladle made from a coconut shell
Examples
คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]กระบวยกะลาgrà-buuay gà-laaกระบวยกะลาgrà-buuay gà-laacoconut shell dipper; coconut shell ladleตักน้ำdtàk námตักน้ำdtàk nám1[to] scoop/draw water2[to] bail water (out)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)โอ่งòngโอ่งòng1large earthen jar; water jar2classifier: large jarsมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerล้างเท้าláang táoล้างเท้าláang táo[to] wash feetก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)
Grandma uses a coconut shell dipper to scoop water from the jar to wash her feet before entering the house.
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กระบวยกะลาgrà-buuay gà-laaกระบวยกะลาgrà-buuay gà-laacoconut shell dipper; coconut shell ladle