กอบกำ(gòp gam)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] scoop up; [to] take a handful (of [sth])

To gather or hold something in cupped hands; to take a handful of [sth].

Examples

เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทะเลtá-layทะเลtá-lay1sea2seaside; the beachเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofกอบgòpกอบgòp1a handful (classifier); a scoop2[to] scoop up [sth] by handกำทรายgam saaiกำทรายgam saaia handful of sandมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] act; perform (role)2casually; for fun (manner marker)3[to] tease; kid; mess with4[to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)5seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)6[to] play; have fun7[to] play (game/sport/instrument)
Children like going to the sea to scoop up sand to play with.
2VerbB2

[to] amass; [to] accumulate (wealth, benefits)

To gather or accumulate a large amount of something, such as money or benefits; often used figuratively.

Examples

นักธุรกิจnák tú-rá-gìtนักธุรกิจnák tú-rá-gìtbusinessperson; business owner/executiveคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)กอบกำgòp gamกอบกำgòp gam1[to] amass; [to] accumulate (wealth, benefits)2[to] scoop up; [to] take a handful (of [sth])ผลpŏnผลpŏn1result; outcome2benefit; advantage3classifier: fruits4result; outcome; effectประโยชน์มหาศาลbprà-yòht má-hăa-săanประโยชน์มหาศาลbprà-yòht má-hăa-săanenormous benefits; immense advantagesจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)การขายgaan kăaiการขายgaan kăai1selling; the act/process of selling2sales (department/profession/function)3a sale (transaction)หน้ากากอนามัยnâa-gàak à-naa-maiหน้ากากอนามัยnâa-gàak à-naa-maimedical face mask; surgical maskในช่วงnai chûuangในช่วงnai chûuangduring; in the period ofโรคระบาดrôhk rá-bàatโรคระบาดrôhk rá-bàat1epidemic; disease outbreak2epidemic disease
That businessman accumulated huge profits from selling face masks during the pandemic.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

กอบgòpกอบgòp1a handful (classifier); a scoop2[to] scoop up [sth] by handPart 1
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กำgamกำgam1[to] grasp; clench; grip2handful (amount)3fist4classifier: handful(s)Part 2
กอบกำgòp gamกอบกำgòp gam[to] scoop up; [to] take a handful (of [sth])