กิน(gin)

Meanings

1VerbA1

[to] eat

To eat; to put food in the mouth, chew (if applicable), and swallow. Colloquial; more polite with elders: รับประทานรับประทานráp-bprà-taan1[to] eat (polite/formal; honorific)2[to] drink (polite/formal; honorific)3[to] take (medicine) (polite/formal).

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)กินข้าวเช้าgin kâao cháoกินข้าวเช้าgin kâao cháo[to] eat breakfastทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); daily
I eat breakfast every day.
2VerbA2

[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)

Colloquial extension meaning to drink with certain nouns (e.g., กินน้ำกินน้ำgin nám[to] drink water ‘drink water’); more formal/polite is ดื่มดื่มdèum1[to] drink2[to] drink alcohol (or รับประทานรับประทานráp-bprà-taan1[to] eat (polite/formal; honorific)2[to] drink (polite/formal; honorific)3[to] take (medicine) (polite/formal) for eat).

Examples

ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)กินน้ำgin námกินน้ำgin nám[to] drink waterหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)ออกกำลังกายòk gam-lang gaaiออกกำลังกายòk gam-lang gaai[to] exercise; work out
I drink water after exercising.
3VerbB1

[to] consume; use up

To consume or take up resources such as time, money, energy, or space (e.g., กินไฟกินไฟgin fai1[to] consume a lot of electricity2electricity-hungry; power-hungry ‘use a lot of electricity’).

Examples

เครื่องปรับอากาศkrêuuang bpràp aa-gàatเครื่องปรับอากาศkrêuuang bpràp aa-gàatair conditioner; AC unitเครื่องkrêuuangเครื่องkrêuuang1machine; engine; device2appliance; electrical device3equipment; gear4aircraft (colloq.); engine (aircraft)5classifier: machines/devices6embellishment/attire (classical)7assortment/set (pref.)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)กินไฟgin faiกินไฟgin fai1[to] consume a lot of electricity2electricity-hungry; power-hungryมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
This air conditioner uses a lot of electricity.
4VerbB2

[to be] corrosive; erode

To corrode, erode, or eat into a surface (literal or figurative).

Examples

น้ำทะเลnám tá-layน้ำทะเลnám tá-layseawater; water from the seaกัดเซาะgàt sóกัดเซาะgàt só1[to] erode; wear away [sth]2[to] be eroded; undergo erosionชายฝั่งchaai fàngชายฝั่งchaai fàngcoast; seashoreจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหน้าผาnâa păaหน้าผาnâa păacliffถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketเข้าไปkâo bpaiเข้าไปkâo bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)เมตรmétเมตรmétmetre; meter (unit of length)
The sea has eroded the coast so much that the cliff has been eaten into by several meters.
5VerbB2

[to] take (a bribe); pocket

Informal/colloquial meaning to take illicit gains or skim money.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillลือกันleuu ganลือกันleuu gan[to] be rumored; [to] be saidว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หน่วยงานnùuay ngaanหน่วยงานnùuay ngaan1agency; department; bureau2unit (organizational)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketเงินใต้โต๊ะngern dtâi dtóเงินใต้โต๊ะngern dtâi dtóbribe; under-the-table money
People are saying that someone in the agency is taking bribes.

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