ก๋ง
gŏngMeanings
1NounA2
grandfather
grandfather (typically referring to a grandfather of Chinese descent)
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ก๋งgŏngก๋งgŏng1grandfather2slingshot (Northern Thai)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินน้ำgin námกินน้ำgin nám[to] drink waterชาchaaชาchaa1tea2numb; without sensation3[to] go numb; become numb
My grandfather likes to drink tea.
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Tomorrow we will go visit grandpa at his house.
When I was young, grandpa used to tell me stories.
วันตรุษจีนwan dtrùt jeenปีนี้bpee néeครอบครัวkrôp kruuaของเราkŏng raoจะjàไปกินข้าวbpai gin kâaoกับgàpก๋งgŏngที่têeร้านอาหารráan aa-hăan
This Chinese New Year, our family will go eat with grandpa at a restaurant.
2NounB2
grandfather
a grandfather, especially in a Thai family of Chinese descent
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ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)วันตรุษจีนwan dtrùt jeenวันตรุษจีนwan dtrùt jeenChinese New Year dayพวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our sideจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyรวมตัวกันruuam dtuua ganรวมตัวกันruuam dtuua gan1[to] gather; assemble2[to] unite; organize collectively3[to] coalesce; aggregate (science)ที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsก๋งgŏngก๋งgŏng1grandfather2slingshot (Northern Thai)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofกินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)ร่วมกันrûuam ganร่วมกันrûuam gantogether; jointly; in concert
Every Chinese New Year, we gather at Gong's house to have a meal together.
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ก๋งgŏngของฉันkŏng chănชอบchôpเล่าlâoเรื่องราวrêuuang raaoในอดีตnai à-dèetตอนที่dton têeท่านtâanเพิ่งpêrngย้ายyáaiมาmaaอยู่yòoเมืองไทยmeuuang taiใหม่ๆmài màiให้hâiฟังfang
My grandfather likes to tell stories of the past when he first moved to Thailand.
แม้máeก๋งgŏngจะjàเสียชีวิตsĭia chee-wítไปbpaiหลายlăaiปีbpeeแล้วláeoแต่dtàeคำสั่งสอนkam sàng sŏnของkŏngท่านtâanยังคงอยู่yang kong yòoในใจnai jaiของkŏngลูกหลานlôok lăanเสมอsà-mĕr
Even though Gong passed away many years ago, his teachings always remain in the hearts of his descendants.
สูตรอาหารsòot aa-hăanจีนjeenโบราณboh-raanของkŏngร้านráanเราraoเป็นbpenมรดกตกทอดmor-rá-dòk dtòk tôtที่têeได้รับdâi rápสืบทอดมาจากsèup-tôht maa jàakก๋งgŏng
Our restaurant's ancient Chinese recipe is a heritage passed down from our grandfather.
3NounB2
slingshot (Northern Thai)
A small hand-held device with rubber bands, used to shoot stones or other small objects.
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เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderก๋งgŏngก๋งgŏng1grandfather2slingshot (Northern Thai)ยิงyingยิงying1[to] shoot; fire2[to] shoot (in sports)3[to] photograph (slang)ก้อนหินgôn hĭnก้อนหินgôn hĭnstone; rockใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)กระป๋องgrà-bpŏngกระป๋องgrà-bpŏng1can; tin (container)2classifier: cansเปล่าbplàoเปล่าbplào1empty; blank; bare2no; not; nothing3for free; without payment4plain; without additions or accompaniments5in vain; for nothingแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ยิงyingยิงying1[to] shoot; fire2[to] shoot (in sports)3[to] photograph (slang)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)โดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)
He used a slingshot to shoot a stone at an empty can, but he missed.
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The slingshot's rubber band snapped, so Dad replaced it with a new one.
ถึงtĕungก๋งgŏngอันนี้an néeจะjàทำจากtam jàakกิ่งไม้gìng máaiธรรมดาtam-má-daaแต่dtàeถ้าtâaดึงdeungยางyaangแรงraengๆ-ก็gâwยิงyingก้อนหินgôn hĭnได้dâiไกลglaiเหมือนกันmĕuuan gan
Although this slingshot is made from an ordinary tree branch, it can still shoot stones a long way if you pull the rubber band back hard.
แม่mâeเก็บgèpก๋งgŏngไว้wáiบนbonตู้dtôoที่têeลูกlôokเอื้อมêuuamไม่ถึงmâi tĕungเพราะpráwกลัวว่าgluua wâaเขาkăoจะjàเผลอplĕrยิงyingจนjonกระจกgrà-jòkแตกdtàek
The mother put the slingshot on top of a cabinet out of her son's reach because she was afraid he might accidentally shoot and break a window.