กักขัง

gàk-kăng

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] confine; [to] imprison; [to] detain

To keep a person or animal in custody or in a restricted place and not allow them to leave.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกักขังgàk-kăngกักขังgàk-kăng1[to] confine; [to] imprison; [to] detain2detention; confinementนกแก้วnók gâewนกแก้วnók gâewparrotไว้wáiไว้wái1[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; reserveในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)กรงgrongกรงgrong1cage; enclosure2cage (for people); barred cellเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a little
He confined the parrot in a small cage.
2NounB2

detention; confinement

The state or act of being kept in custody or confined.

Examples

การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterกักขังgàk-kăngกักขังgàk-kăng1[to] confine; [to] imprison; [to] detain2detention; confinementเป็นเวลานานbpen wee-laa naanเป็นเวลานานbpen wee-laa naanfor a long timeส่งผลเสียsòng pŏn sĭiaส่งผลเสียsòng pŏn sĭia[to] adversely affect; [to] have a negative impactต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentสุขภาพจิตsùk-kà-pâap jìtสุขภาพจิตsùk-kà-pâap jìt1mental health (well-being)2mental health field/servicesของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirs
The lengthy confinement had a negative effect on his mental health.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

กักgàkกักgàk1[to] detain; confine; hold back2[to] quarantine; isolate3[to] hoard; withhold from distributionPart 1
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ขังkăngขังkăng1[to] imprison; detain [sb]2[to] confine; lock in [sb/sth]3stagnant; standing (of water/air)4to be stuck; hemmed inPart 2
กักขังgàk-kăngกักขังgàk-kăng[to] confine; [to] imprison; [to] detain