กักเก็บ(gàk gèp)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] store; retain

To keep and hold something for future use, preventing loss or waste (e.g., energy, water, data).

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ถังtăngถังtăng1container; bucket; bin; tank2drum (large cylindrical container)3fuel tank4classifier: containers (drums/tanks/bins)ฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofกักเก็บgàk gèpกักเก็บgàk gèp1[to] store; retain2[to] trap; contain3[to] sequester (technical)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ไว้ใช้wái cháiไว้ใช้wái chái1for later use2[to] set aside [sth] for later useในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หน้าแล้งnâa láengหน้าแล้งnâa láeng1dry season2in the dry season
We use a rain barrel to keep water for use in the dry season.
2VerbB2

[to] trap; contain

To prevent something from escaping or spreading, such as heat, moisture, gas, or particles.

Examples

บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)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/slotมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฉนวนดีchà-nuuan deeฉนวนดีchà-nuuan dee1good insulator2good thermal insulator3good acoustic insulator4good electrical insulatorจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)กักเก็บgàk gèpกักเก็บgàk gèp1[to] store; retain2[to] trap; contain3[to] sequester (technical)ความร้อนkwaam rónความร้อนkwaam rón1heat; hotness2heat (physics, transfer)3thermal energy (internal energy)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedดีกว่าdee gwàaดีกว่าdee gwàa1better; preferable (comparative of 'ดี')2had better; would rather (suggestion/decision)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ประหยัดไฟbprà-yàt faiประหยัดไฟbprà-yàt fai1[to] save electricity2energy-saving; energy-efficient
A house with good insulation retains heat better, saving electricity.
3VerbC1

[to] sequester (technical)

To capture and hold a substance in a controlled way, especially in scientific or environmental contexts (e.g., carbon sequestration).

Examples

โครงการkrohng gaanโครงการkrohng gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)กักเก็บgàk gèpกักเก็บgàk gèp1[to] store; retain2[to] trap; contain3[to] sequester (technical)คาร์บอนkaa-bonคาร์บอนkaa-bon1carbon (element, C)2carbon emissions; carbon footprint (by metonymy)3carbon paper (dated); carbon copyในดินnai dinในดินnai dinin the soil; within the groundเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark downก๊าซเรือนกระจกgáat reuuan grà-jòkก๊าซเรือนกระจกgáat reuuan grà-jòkgreenhouse gas
This project sequesters carbon in the soil to reduce greenhouse gases.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

กักgàkกักgàk1[to] detain; confine; hold back2[to] quarantine; isolate3[to] hoard; withhold from distributionPart 1
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เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to collect; pick up; gather2to tidy up; put in order3to charge; take (a fee/payment)4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to keep; store; put away7to put away/holster (weapon); to conceal8[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)Part 2
กักเก็บgàk gèpกักเก็บgàk gèp[to] store; retain