กิ่งก้าน(gìng gâan)

Meanings

1NounB1

branches and twigs

the branching parts of a plant or tree apart from the main trunk; small and medium branches and twigs collectively

Examples

ลมlomลมlom1wind2breeze; draft3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)5gas; flatulenceพัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2[to] be blown/waft3fan (device)4classifier: fansให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitกิ่งก้านgìng gâanกิ่งก้านgìng gâan1branches and twigs2extensions; offshoots (fig.)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsต้นมะม่วงdtôn-má-mûuangต้นมะม่วงdtôn-má-mûuangmango treeไหวwăiไหวwăi1[to] be able to; manage to2[to] shake; tremble; quiver3sensitive; responsive (to stimuli)4[to] sense; perceive (subtle or spiritual)ไปมาbpai maaไปมาbpai maa1[to] go back and forth; frequent2back and forth; to and fro3(in 'ไป ... มา') indicates a completed round trip
The wind made the branches of the mango tree sway.
2NounB2

extensions; offshoots (fig.)

figurative: secondary parts, offshoots, or extensions of something (e.g., organization, topic).

Examples

หัวข้อวิจัยhŭua kôr wí-jaiหัวข้อวิจัยhŭua kôr wí-jairesearch topicนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกิ่งก้านgìng gâanกิ่งก้านgìng gâan1branches and twigs2extensions; offshoots (fig.)ย่อยyôiย่อยyôi1minor; subordinate; subsidiary2[to] digest3[to] decompose; break down4digestible; easy to digestหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ด้านdâanด้านdâan1side; face (surface)2field; area; aspect3toward; on the side of4classifier: sides/faces/aspects5calloused; hardened; matteเช่นchênเช่นchên1for example; such as2like; such as (formal)การศึกษาgaan sùk-săaการศึกษาgaan sùk-săa1education; schooling (system/process)2educational background; attainment3a study; research; investigation4education (academic field)นโยบายná-yoh-baaiนโยบายná-yoh-baaipolicy; plan of actionและláeและláeand (coordinating)เศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìtเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìt1economy2economic conditions; the economy
This research topic has several offshoots, such as education, policy, and economics.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

กิ่งก้านสาขาgìng gâan săa-kăaกิ่งก้านสาขาgìng gâan săa-kăa1branches; twigs and branches2ramifications; offshoots; sub-branches3side issues; peripheral details
  • branches; twigs and branches
  • ramifications; offshoots; sub-branches
  • side issues; peripheral details
สาขาsăa-kăaสาขาsăa-kăa1branch (office/location)2field; discipline3branch (tree/river) [formal/literary]
  • branch (office/location)
  • field; discipline
  • branch (tree/river) [formal/literary]
กิ่งไม้gìng máaiกิ่งไม้gìng máaitree branch

tree branch

ส่วนขยายsùuan kà-yăaiส่วนขยายsùuan kà-yăai1extension; annex; added section2software extension/add-on; plugin; file extension3modifier (grammar)
  • extension; annex; added section
  • software extension/add-on; plugin; file extension
  • modifier (grammar)

Word Breakdown

กิ่งgìngกิ่งgìng1branch; twig (small)2branch; offshoot (figurative)3classifier: branches, twigsPart 1
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ก้านgâanก้านgâan1shaft; rod; shank2classifier for thin, stick-like things3stem; stalk (botany)Part 2
กิ่งก้านgìng gâanกิ่งก้านgìng gâanbranches and twigs