กู้(gûu)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] borrow; take a loan; bail out

to obtain money with a promise to pay back, often with interest; to provide financial help to save [sb/sth] from failure

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ธนาคารtá-naa-kaanธนาคารtá-naa-kaan1bank (financial institution)2bank (of something, specialized)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofกู้เงินgôo ngernกู้เงินgôo ngern[to] borrow moneyซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehicles
I went to the bank to borrow money to buy a car.
2VerbB2

[to] salvage; recover

to save, retrieve, or get something back after loss, damage, or danger

Examples

นักดำน้ำnák dam námนักดำน้ำnák dam námdiverช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]กู้gûuกู้gûu1[to] borrow; take a loan; bail out2[to] salvage; recover3[to] restore; regain; rehabilitate4[to] rescue; saveโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1mobile phone; cellphone (colloquial)2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3telephone; phoneที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotหล่นlònหล่นlòn1[to] be missing; be left out2[to] be short (of a target)3[to] fall; drop off; slip offลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] put; apply; record3[to] decrease; go down4[to] land; alight5down; downstream6downstream; southbound7[to] get off (vehicle)ทะเลtá-layทะเลtá-lay1sea2seaside; the beachกลับมาglàp maaกลับมาglàp maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitเจ้าของjâo kŏngเจ้าของjâo kŏng1owner; proprietor2holder; bearer3the person concerned; rightful partyได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
The diver helped retrieve the phone that fell into the sea and returned it to the owner.
3VerbB2

[to] restore; regain; rehabilitate

to bring back a good condition, status, or reputation; to make [sth] good again after damage

Examples

ทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptกู้gûuกู้gûu1[to] borrow; take a loan; bail out2[to] salvage; recover3[to] restore; regain; rehabilitate4[to] rescue; saveความเชื่อมั่นkwaam chêuua mânความเชื่อมั่นkwaam chêuua mân1confidence; trust (in)2confidence that [sth] is true; convictionของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káa1customer; client2regular customer; patronหลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ระบบล่มrá-bòp lômระบบล่มrá-bòp lôm1[of a system] [to] crash; [to] be down2system crash; system failure
The team is trying to restore customer confidence after the system crash.
4VerbB2

[to] rescue; save

to save someone or something from danger or a difficult situation

Examples

หน่วยกู้ภัยnùuai gôo paiหน่วยกู้ภัยnùuai gôo pai1rescue unit; rescue team2rescue service/organizationรีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)เข้าช่วยkâo chûuaiเข้าช่วยkâo chûuai[to] come to help; [to] step in to help; [to] assistเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofกู้gûuกู้gûu1[to] borrow; take a loan; bail out2[to] salvage; recover3[to] restore; regain; rehabilitate4[to] rescue; saveผู้ประสบภัยpôo bprà-sòp paiผู้ประสบภัยpôo bprà-sòp paidisaster-affected person; victim/survivorออกจากòk jàakออกจากòk jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)ซากอาคารsâak aa-kaanซากอาคารsâak aa-kaanruins of a building
Rescue units rushed in to save the victims from the building debris.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

กู้ยืมgôo yeumกู้ยืมgôo yeum1[to] borrow; take a loan2borrowing; taking a loan
  • [to] borrow; take a loan
  • borrowing; taking a loan
เก็บกู้gèp gôoเก็บกู้gèp gôo1[to] salvage; retrieve2[to] clear/remove explosives; dispose of bombs3[to] reclaim (debt/property)
  • [to] salvage; retrieve
  • [to] clear/remove explosives; dispose of bombs
  • [to] reclaim (debt/property)
กอบกู้gòp gôoกอบกู้gòp gôo[to] salvage; rescue; restore

[to] salvage; rescue; restore

ยืมyeumยืมyeum1[to] borrow [sth]2[to] borrow [sb’s] style/idea; [to] imitate
  • [to] borrow [sth]
  • [to] borrow [sb’s] style/idea; [to] imitate
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]
  • please (polite request)
  • [to] save; rescue [sb]
  • [to] help; assist [sb/sth]