ขัดมัน(kàt man)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] polish/buff [sth] to a glossy shine

to rub, polish, or wax a surface (e.g., wood, metal, leather, floors) to make it smooth and glossy

Examples

ช่างchângช่างchâng1never mind; let it be2how (exclamatory)3artisan; mechanic; technician4crafts-; technical (prefix)5[to] be inclined to; be prone to (do often)เพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only now3only/merely (just now starting)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerขัดมันkàt manขัดมันkàt man1[to] polish/buff [sth] to a glossy shine2[to] mill/polish rice3polished; glossy; high‑gloss (finish)พื้นปูนpéun bpuunพื้นปูนpéun bpuunconcrete floorที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeเมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan néeเมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan née1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous day
The technician just came to polish the cement floor at my house yesterday.
2AdjectiveB1

polished; glossy; high‑gloss (finish)

smooth and shiny as a result of polishing or waxing

Examples

พื้นpéunพื้นpéun1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)ห้องนี้hông néeห้องนี้hông néethis roomขัดมันkàt manขัดมันkàt man1[to] polish/buff [sth] to a glossy shine2[to] mill/polish rice3polished; glossy; high‑gloss (finish)สวยsŭuaiสวยsŭuai1beautiful; pretty2perfect; flawless (ironic)3nicely done; fineจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)
This room's floor is smooth and shiny. It's so beautiful.
3VerbB2

[to] mill/polish rice

to process rice by removing bran and making the grains smooth and shiny

Examples

ข้าวสารkâao săanข้าวสารkâao săanuncooked rice (raw grains)ถุงtŭngถุงtŭng1classifier: bags; sacks; packets2condom3bag; sack; pouchนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3past; via; through4[to] experience; go throughการขัดgaan kàtการขัดgaan kàt1polishing; scrubbing2obstruction; hindranceมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เมล็ดmá-létเมล็ดmá-lét1classifier: seeds; small grains2seed; kernel; pip3grain (single piece)จึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสีขาวsĕe kăaoสีขาวsĕe kăao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmlessสวยsŭuaiสวยsŭuai1beautiful; pretty2perfect; flawless (ironic)3nicely done; fine
This bag of rice is rice that has been polished, so the grains are a beautiful white color.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ขัดkàtขัดkàt1[to] feel awkward; be ill at ease2[to] scrub; scour3abrasive; scratchy4[to] obstruct; block5[to] polish; buff6[to] oppose; contradictPart 1
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มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingPart 2
ขัดมันkàt manขัดมันkàt man[to] polish/buff [sth] to a glossy shine