กักข้าว
gàk kâao
Meanings
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[to] hoard/withhold rice
To withhold rice from sale or distribution to control supply or drive up prices; to hoard rice.
Examples
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2the government; public sectorออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2[to] come out; appear; be issued3[to] produce; emit; put out4[to] pay; spend; disburse5[to] issue; publish6out; outward7resulting; turn out8[to] quit; resignประกาศเตือนbprà-gàat dteuuanประกาศเตือนbprà-gàat dteuuan1warning announcement2[to] issue a warning; [to] alert (publicly)พ่อค้าpô káaพ่อค้าpô káamale merchant; trader; shopkeeper; vendorไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not allow; not let; forbid2[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give3so that not; in order to preventกักข้าวgàk kâaoกักข้าวgàk kâao[to] hoard/withhold riceเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขึ้นราคาkêun raa-kaaขึ้นราคาkêun raa-kaa1[to] raise [the] price (of [sth]); [for prices] to go up2price increase; price hike
The government issued a warning to merchants not to hoard rice in order to raise prices.
Word Breakdown
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กักข้าวgàk kâaoกักข้าวgàk kâao[to] hoard/withhold rice