การย่ำ(gaan yâm)
Meanings
1NounB1
treading; trampling
the act of stepping on something repeatedly; treading or trampling.
Examples
ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] watch out for; guard against2[to] be careful; take care3watch out!; caution!การย่ำgaan yâmการย่ำgaan yâm1striking to mark time (bell/drum)2treading; tramplingลงบนlong bonลงบนlong bononto; upon (onto a surface)พื้นpéunพื้นpéun1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)เปียกbpìiakเปียกbpìiak1[to] get wet2wet; dampนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particleเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1otherwise; or else (colloq.)2wait! just a moment3for a moment; briefly; one moment4soon; in a moment5alternating; now … now …จะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)ลื่นlêunลื่นlêun1slick; glib (speech/behavior)2smooth; seamless (process/experience)3[to] be slippery; slide4slippery; slick
Be careful about stepping on the wet floor, you might slip.
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The repeated trampling on the lawn causes the grass to die.
การย่ำgaan yâmโคลนklohnเพื่อpêuuaทำนาtam naaเป็นbpenวิธีwí-teeดั้งเดิมdâng-dermของkŏngชาวนาchaao naaไทยtai
Treading through mud to plant rice is a traditional method for Thai farmers.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatพบpópร่องรอยrông roiการย่ำgaan yâmของkŏngรองเท้าrong táaoหลายlăaiคู่kôoในnaiที่เกิดเหตุtêe gèrt hètซึ่งsêungบ่งชี้bòng chéeว่าwâaมีmeeผู้กระทำผิดpôo grà-tam pìtมากกว่าmâak gwàaหนึ่งnèungคนkon
Police found traces of trampling from several pairs of shoes at the crime scene, indicating there was more than one perpetrator.
2NounB2
striking to mark time (bell/drum)
the act of striking a bell or drum to announce the time (e.g., for dawn or dusk).
Examples
สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1the old days; former times2formerly; in the past; back thenคนไทยkon taiคนไทยkon taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalใช้การchái gaanใช้การchái gaan[to] use; put to useย่ำyâmย่ำyâm1[to] tread; trample; stamp2[to] beat a gong or drum repeatedly to mark the timeกลองglongกลองglong1drum2classifier: ใบ, ลูกเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for the sake of; on behalf of2for; in order toบอกเวลาbòk way-laaบอกเวลาbòk way-laa[to] tell the time
In the old days, Thai people used the striking of a drum to tell time.
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พอporได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangการย่ำgaan yâmค่ำkâmทุกคนtúk konก็gâwรู้rúuว่าwâaถึงเวลาtĕung way-laaต้องdtôngกลับบ้านglàp bâanแล้วláeo
Upon hearing the sound of the dusk drum being struck, everyone knew it was time to go home.
การย่ำgaan yâmรุ่งrûngเป็นbpenสัญญาณsăn-yaanปลุกbplùkให้hâiพระภิกษุprá pík-sùเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuuaออกบิณฑบาตòk bin-tá-bàat
The striking of the dawn drum is a signal for monks to wake up and prepare for their alms round.
วัดwátในnaiชนบทchon-ná-bòtยังคงyang kongรักษาrák-săaประเพณีbprà-pay-neeการย่ำgaan yâmฆ้องkóngเพื่อpêuuaประกาศbprà-gàatเวลาway-laaเช้าcháaoและláeเย็นyenให้hâiชาวบ้านchaao bâanทราบsâap
Temples in rural areas still maintain the tradition of striking a gong to announce the morning and evening times to the villagers.
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Word Breakdown
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การย่ำgaan yâmการย่ำgaan yâmtreading; trampling