กางขา
gaang kăaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] spread one's legs
to move one's legs apart; to spread the legs.
Examples
ตอนdtonตอนdton1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodes6[to] castrate (an animal)7[to] air-layer (a branch)ออกกำลังกายòk gam-lang gaaiออกกำลังกายòk gam-lang gaai[to] exercise; work outครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)บอกให้bòk hâiบอกให้bòk hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyยืนyeunยืนyeun1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)กางขาgaang kăaกางขาgaang kăa1[to] spread one's legs2[to] unfold or extend the legs of [sth]
During exercise, the teacher told everyone to stand with their legs spread apart.
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นักยิมนาสติกnák yim-nâat-dtìkสามารถsăa-mâatกางขาgaang kăaได้dâi180องศาong-săaอย่างง่ายดายyàang ngâai daai
The gymnast can spread her legs 180 degrees with ease.
ก่อนgònวิ่งwîngเราraoควรkuuanยืดเส้นyêut sênโดยdoiการgaanก้มตัวgôm dtuuaลงlongแตะพื้นdtàe péunในnaiท่ายืนtâa yeunกางขาgaang kăa
Before running, we should stretch by bending down to touch the floor in a standing, legs-spread position.
นักกายภาพบำบัดnák gaai-yá-pâap bam-bàtแนะนำให้náe-nam hâiผู้ป่วยpûu bpùuaiนอนหงายnon ngăaiแล้วláeoค่อยๆkôi kôiกางขาgaang kăaออกòkช้าๆcháa cháaเพื่อpêuuaเพิ่มpêrmความยืดหยุ่นkwaam yûuet yùnของkŏngข้อต่อkôr dtòrสะโพกsà-pôhk
The physical therapist advised the patient to lie on their back and slowly spread their legs apart to increase the flexibility of the hip joints.
2VerbB1
[to] unfold or extend the legs of [sth]
To open out the legs of an object, such as a folding table or tripod, so that it can stand.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)กางขาgaang kăaกางขาgaang kăa1[to] spread one's legs2[to] unfold or extend the legs of [sth]โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskพับpápพับpáp1[to] fold; fold up; turn down2folded bolt; folded bundle (of cloth)3[to] call off; cancel (informal)4classifier: folded bolts or bundles of clothแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
I’ve opened out the legs of the folding table.
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ฉันchănกางขาgaang kăaของkŏngขาตั้งกล้องkăa dtâng glôngออกòkแล้วláeoตั้งdtângกล้องglâwngไว้wáiถ่ายรูปtàai rôopครอบครัวkrôp kruua
I spread out the tripod’s legs and then set up the camera to take a family photo.
หากhàakกางขาgaang kăaโต๊ะdtóพับpápไม่mâiสุดsùtตัวล็อกdtuua lókอาจàatไม่mâiเข้าที่kâo têeทำให้tam hâiโต๊ะdtóพับpápลงมาlong maaเมื่อmêuuaมีmeeน้ำหนักnám nàkกดทับgòt táp
If the folding table’s legs are not fully extended, the lock may not engage, causing the table to collapse when weight is placed on it.
Word Breakdown
กางgaangกางgaang1[to] spread; open wide2[to] pitch; set up (tent, umbrella)[to] spread; open widePart 1
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ขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantleg (body part)Part 2
กางขาgaang kăaกางขาgaang kăa[to] spread one's legs[to] spread one's legsWord