กระเสือกกระสน(grà-sèuuak grà-sŏn)

Meanings

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[to] struggle; [to] strive

to struggle desperately, strive, or make a great effort to overcome difficulties or survive

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกระเสือกกระสนgrà-sèuuak grà-sŏnกระเสือกกระสนgrà-sèuuak grà-sŏn[to] struggle; [to] striveหาเงินhăa ngernหาเงินhăa ngern[to] earn money; [to] make moneyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)ค่าเทอมkâa termค่าเทอมkâa termtuition; term/semester feesให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitลูกๆlôok lôokลูกๆlôok lôokchildren; kids (plural via reduplication)
He struggled desperately to find money to pay for his children's tuition.

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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เสือกsèuuakเสือกsèuuak1[to] meddle (vulgar); [to] butt in2[to] push [sth]; [to] shove [sth] (archaic/literary)3and yet; but still (vulgar)Part 2
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กระgràกระgrà1freckle2speckled; mottled (pattern)3ray (fish; skate/stingray)4[to] sting/prick (with a spine)5classifier: freckles/spotsPart 3
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สนsŏnสนsŏnpine (tree)Part 4
กระเสือกกระสนgrà-sèuuak grà-sŏnกระเสือกกระสนgrà-sèuuak grà-sŏn[to] struggle; [to] strive