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gaa-gòkMeanings
1NounB1
garden lizard (Northern Thai)
A Northern Thai regional word for a garden lizard.
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เมื่อเช้าmêuua cháoเมื่อเช้าmêuua cháothis morning; earlier this morningฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asกากอกgaa-gòkกากอกgaa-gòk1garden lizard (Northern Thai)2water lettuce (Northern Thai)เกาะgòrเกาะgòr1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] come close to shore (of a boat)5[to] rely on [sb] for support or advantage (figurative)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)รั้วrúuaรั้วrúua1fence; enclosure2railings; barrier
This morning I saw a garden lizard perched on the fence.
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กากอกgaa-gòkตัวdtuuaนี้néeมีmeeสีsĕeคล้ายkláaiกิ่งไม้gìng máaiฉันchănเลยloieมองไม่เห็นmong mâi hĕnมันmanในตอนแรกnai dton râek
This garden lizard is about the same color as the branch, so I didn't notice it at first.
เด็กdèkๆ-ยืนดูyeun dooกากอกgaa-gòkอยู่yòoห่างhàangๆ-เพราะpráwกลัวว่าgluua wâaมันmanจะjàตกใจdtòk jaiแล้วláeoวิ่งหนีwîng nĕe
The children watched the garden lizard from a distance because they were afraid it would get startled and run away.
แทนที่จะtaen têe jàไล่lâiกากอกgaa-gòkออกจากòk jàakสวนsŭuanคุณตาkun dtaaกลับglàpปล่อยให้bplòi hâiมันmanอยู่yòoตามdtaamต้นไม้dtôn máaiเพราะpráwมันmanช่วยchûuaiกินginแมลงmà-laengที่têeทำลายtam laaiพืชpêut
Instead of chasing the garden lizards out of the garden, Grandpa lets them live in the trees because they help eat insects that damage plants.
2NounC1
water lettuce (Northern Thai)
A Northern Thai name for water lettuce, a plant whose leaves form round groups floating on water.
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ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บ่อbòrบ่อbòr1pit; hole; excavation2well (water)3pond; pool4classifier: wells/ponds/pits5source; origin (figurative)หลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operationsมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกากอกgaa-gòkกากอกgaa-gòk1garden lizard (Northern Thai)2water lettuce (Northern Thai)ลอยloiลอยloi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)5too light for the skin (makeup, colloquial)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)กอgoกอgo1clump; tuft (of plants)2classifier for clumps of plantsฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedตักdtàkตักdtàk1lap (of a person)2[to] scoop; ladle; spoon upออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend toบ้างbâangบ้างbâang1some; any (unspecified, small set)2sometimes; occasionally3plural/variety marker (after question/request)4somewhat; at least a little
There were several clumps of water lettuce floating in the pond behind the house, so I scooped some out.
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พืชpêutที่têeชาวเหนือchaao nĕuuaเรียกว่าrîiak wâaกากอกgaa-gòkคือkeuจอกjòkซึ่งsêungมีmeeใบbaiเรียงซ้อนriiang sónกันganเป็นกระจุกbpen grà-jùkกลมglomๆ-ลอยloiอยู่yòoบนผิวน้ำbon pĭu náam
The plant Northern Thai people call kakok is water lettuce, whose leaves form round rosettes floating on the water.
หากhàakปล่อยให้bplòi hâiกากอกgaa-gòkแผ่ปกคลุมpàe bpòk-klumผิวน้ำpĭu náamจนjonแน่นทึบnâen téupแสงsăengจะjàส่องsòngลงไปlong bpaiได้dâiน้อยลงnói longชาวบ้านchaao bâanจึงjeungต้องdtôngคอยkoiตักdtàkออกòkเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiกระทบgrà-tópต่อdtòพืชpêutใต้น้ำdtâi náam
If water lettuce is allowed to form a dense covering over the water, less light can penetrate, so local residents regularly scoop it out to protect the underwater plants.
แม้máeคนรุ่นใหม่kon rûn màiจะjàคุ้นkúnกับgàpชื่อchêuจอกjòkมากกว่าmâak gwàaแต่dtàeยายyaaiยังyangเรียกrîakพืชpêutที่têeลอยloiเป็นกระจุกbpen grà-jùkอยู่ในyòo naiหนองน้ำnŏng náamว่าwâaกากอกgaa-gòkตามdtaamคำkamที่têeคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon tâo kon gàeแถวบ้านtăeo bâanใช้cháiกันganมาmaa
Although younger people are more familiar with the name chok, Grandma still calls the plant floating in rosettes in the pond kakok, following the usage of the local elders.
Word Breakdown
กากgàakกากgàak1dregs; residue; pulp2scrap; dross; waste material3inferior part; scum (derog.)4lame; crappy (slang, derog.)dregs; residue; pulpPart 1
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กากอกgaa-gòkกากอกgaa-gòkgarden lizard (Northern Thai)garden lizard (Northern Thai)Word