ขัดขา(kàt kăa)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] trip [sb] up
to trip someone up by blocking their leg
Examples
เด็กผู้ชายdèk pôo chaaiเด็กผู้ชายdèk pôo chaaiboy; male child/youthคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)แกล้งglâengแกล้งglâeng1[to] tease; pick on; bully; prank2[to] pretend; feign; act as if; fake3[to] do on purpose; deliberatelyขัดขาkàt kăaขัดขาkàt kăa1[to] trip [sb] up2[to] thwart; [to] hinderเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofล้มลงlóm longล้มลงlóm long1[to] fall down; topple over2[to] collapse (from illness/weakness)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)พื้นpéunพื้นpéun1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)
That boy teased his friend by tripping him until he fell to the floor.
2VerbB2
[to] thwart; [to] hinder
to thwart, hinder, or obstruct someone's plans or progress
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveผลงานpŏn ngaanผลงานpŏn ngaan1work; output; result2achievementเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàengเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàeng1[to] promote [sb]2[to] be promoted; get a promotionแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateคอยkoiคอยkoi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); keep on (doing)3[to] be on standby; be readyขัดขาkàt kăaขัดขาkàt kăa1[to] trip [sb] up2[to] thwart; [to] hinderอยู่เสมอyòo sà-mŏerอยู่เสมอyòo sà-mŏer1always; invariably2regularly; habitually
He is trying to build a good track record to get promoted, but there are always coworkers hindering him.
Word Breakdown
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ขัดขาkàt kăaขัดขาkàt kăa[to] trip [sb] up