กัก

gàk

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] detain; confine; hold back

to keep [sb]/[sth] from leaving or moving freely; to hold in a place; to confine or hold back.

Examples

ยามyaamยามyaam1time; period; at the time of (formal/lit.)2guard; watchman3watch duty; guard shift4quarter of the night (traditional)กักgàkกักgàk1[to] detain; confine; hold back2[to] quarantine; isolate3[to] hoard; withhold from distributionคนแปลกหน้าkon bplàek nâaคนแปลกหน้าkon bplàek nâastrangerไว้หน้าwái nâaไว้หน้าwái nâa[to] let [sb] save face; [to] go easy on [sb]ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goalsไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not allow; not let; forbid2[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give3so that not; in order to preventเข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ข้างในkâang naiข้างในkâang nai1inside; within2the inside; the interior3inside (of); within
The guard kept the stranger at the gate and did not let him in.
2NounB2

[to] quarantine; isolate

to separate people, animals, or goods to prevent the spread of disease or contamination.

Examples

ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2section; segment (part of something)3range; interval (between limits)4period; time (around now/then)5distance between supports6width span; armspan7span; breadth (across)มีไข้mee kâiมีไข้mee kâi[to] have a feverหวัดwàtหวัดwàt1common cold2nasal; congested (colloquial modifier)นกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)3classifier for birds (ตัว)เจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeเจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeofficial; officer; staff memberกักgàkกักgàk1[to] detain; confine; hold back2[to] quarantine; isolate3[to] hoard; withhold from distributionไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3naive/green (slang)4chicken (Thai letter name)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asฟาร์มfaamฟาร์มfaam1farm2[to] run a farm; engage in farming3classifier: แห่งเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofป้องกันbpông ganป้องกันbpông gan1[to] protect; guard2[to] prevent; avert; ward off3preventive; protectiveการแพร่เชื้อgaan prâe chéuuaการแพร่เชื้อgaan prâe chéuuaspread of infection
During the avian flu outbreak, officials quarantined the entire farm’s chickens to prevent the spread of the virus.
3NounB2

[to] hoard; withhold from distribution

to keep goods or resources back, especially by not releasing them to the market or others.

Examples

พ่อค้าpô káaพ่อค้าpô káamale merchant; trader; shopkeeper; vendorบางคนbaang konบางคนbaang konsome people; some personsกักข้าวgàk kâaoกักข้าวgàk kâao[to] hoard/withhold riceสารsăanสารsăan1substance; material2message; content3essence; substance (figurative)4suffix meaning ‘-logy/-graphy/-nomy/-ics’ (bound morpheme)5letter; epistle (formal/literary)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2price level; listed price3[to] cost; [to be] priced atขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better
Some merchants keep rice off the market, causing prices to rise.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

กักตัวgàk dtuuaกักตัวgàk dtuua1[to] self-isolate; quarantine oneself2quarantine; self-isolation (state/period)
  • [to] self-isolate; quarantine oneself
  • quarantine; self-isolation (state/period)
กักตุนgàk dtunกักตุนgàk dtunto hoard; stockpile

to hoard; stockpile

กักกันgàk ganกักกันgàk gan1[to] quarantine; isolate2quarantine; isolation
  • [to] quarantine; isolate
  • quarantine; isolation
ขังkăngขังkăng1[to] imprison; detain [sb]2[to] confine; lock in [sb/sth]3stagnant; standing (of water/air)4to be stuck; hemmed in
  • [to] imprison; detain [sb]
  • [to] confine; lock in [sb/sth]
  • stagnant; standing (of water/air)
  • to be stuck; hemmed in
หน่วงเหนี่ยวnùuang nìiaoหน่วงเหนี่ยวnùuang nìiao[to] detain; [to] restrain; [to] hinder [sb]/[sth]

[to] detain; [to] restrain; [to] hinder [sb]/[sth]