กระหาย(grà-hăai)

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

thirsty

feeling a need or strong desire to drink

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)กระหายน้ำgrà-hăai náamกระหายน้ำgrà-hăai náam[to] be thirstyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyหลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)เดินกลางdern glaangเดินกลางdern glaang1[to] walk in the middle2centrist; middle-of-the-roadแดดdàetแดดdàet1strong sunlight; blazing sun2sunlight; sunshine
I’m very thirsty after walking in the sun.
2VerbB2

[to] thirst for; crave; long for

to have a strong desire for something (e.g., power, knowledge, justice)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกระหายgrà-hăaiกระหายgrà-hăai1thirsty2[to] thirst for; crave; long forอำนาจam-nâatอำนาจam-nâat1influence2force; might3jurisdiction; legal authority4power; authorityจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)วิถีทางwí-tĕe taangวิถีทางwí-tĕe taang1method; way; means2approach; course; pathwayเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearเป็นผู้นำbpen pôo namเป็นผู้นำbpen pôo nam[to] lead; [to] be a leader
He is so hungry for power that he will do anything to become a leader.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

กระgràกระgrà1freckle2speckled; mottled (pattern)3ray (fish; skate/stingray)4[to] sting/prick (with a spine)5classifier: freckles/spotsPart 1
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หายhăaiหายhăai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)Part 2
กระหายgrà-hăaiกระหายgrà-hăaithirsty