กรุยทาง(grui taang)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] pave the way; [to] pioneer
to do something first, making it possible or easier for others to do it too.
Examples
รุ่นพี่rûn pêeรุ่นพี่rûn pêesenior; upper-year student; senior colleagueคนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleกรุยทางgrui taangกรุยทางgrui taang1[to] pave the way; [to] pioneer2[to] clear a pathให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สายงานsăai ngaanสายงานsăai ngaan1line of work; job function2career trackนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedง่ายขึ้นngâai kêunง่ายขึ้นngâai kêun1easier (than before)2more easily (than before)3[to] become easierเยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2very; a lot (informal intensifier)3excessive; too much
This senior colleague paved the way for me in this career field, which made my work much easier.
2VerbC1
[to] clear a path
to clear a path or route through an area, such as a forest or field.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ช่วยกันchûuai ganช่วยกันchûuai gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherกรุยทางgrui taangกรุยทางgrui taang1[to] pave the way; [to] pioneer2[to] clear a pathเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3past; via; through4[to] experience; go throughป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3jungle (tropical forest)4wild; uncultivated (of land)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ตักน้ำdtàk námตักน้ำdtàk nám1[to] scoop/draw water2[to] bail water (out)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotลำธารlam taanลำธารlam taanstream; brook
The villagers worked together to clear a small path through the woods to fetch water from the stream.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ปูทางbpoo taangปูทางbpoo taang[to] pave the way; [to] prepare
[to] pave the way; [to] prepare
บุกเบิกbùk bèrkบุกเบิกbùk bèrk1[to] pioneer; open up [sth]; blaze a trail2pioneering; trailblazing
- [to] pioneer; open up [sth]; blaze a trail
- pioneering; trailblazing
เบิกทางbèrk taangเบิกทางbèrk taang1[to] clear the way2[to] pave the way; [to] pioneer
- [to] clear the way
- [to] pave the way; [to] pioneer
ถางทางtăang taangถางทางtăang taang1[to] clear a path2[to] pave the way
- [to] clear a path
- [to] pave the way
เปิดทางbpèrt taangเปิดทางbpèrt taang1[to] clear a path; let [sb]/[sth] through2[to] give right-of-way; yield3[to] pave the way; enable; facilitate
- [to] clear a path; let [sb]/[sth] through
- [to] give right-of-way; yield
- [to] pave the way; enable; facilitate
Word Breakdown
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กรุยทางgrui taangกรุยทางgrui taang[to] pave the way; [to] pioneer