ขุด

kùt

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] dig

To remove or break up earth or another material with a tool, machine, or hands to make a hole, trench, pit, or channel.

Examples

เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]พลั่วplûuaพลั่วplûua1classifier: shovels (พลั่วหนึ่งพลั่ว)2shovel; spadeเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleขุดkùtขุดkùt1[to] dig2[to] excavate; unearth3[to] mine; extract4[to] pry into; dredge up (information)หลุมทรายlŭm saaiหลุมทรายlŭm saai1sandpit; sandbox2bunker (golf)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สนามเด็กเล่นsà-năam dèk lênสนามเด็กเล่นsà-năam dèk lênplayground; children's play area
The children use small shovels to dig a hole in the sandbox.
2NounB1

[to] excavate; unearth

To dig in order to expose, retrieve, or extract something buried (e.g., artifacts, roots, minerals).

Examples

เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)พวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our sideไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ขุดkùtขุดkùt1[to] dig2[to] excavate; unearth3[to] mine; extract4[to] pry into; dredge up (information)มันสำปะหลังman săm-bpà-lǎngมันสำปะหลังman săm-bpà-lǎng1cassava; manioc2classifier noteหลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3behind-the-scenes influence (politics/business)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasisหัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5beginning; initial part6classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins7to bud; to sprout8header; title; headlineมากินmaa ginมากินmaa gin1come to eat (future/intent)2[to] come eat
Yesterday we dug up cassava behind the house to retrieve the tubers to eat.
3NounB2

[to] mine; extract

To remove resources from the ground, such as ore or minerals.

Examples

บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationเข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ขุดkùtขุดkùt1[to] dig2[to] excavate; unearth3[to] mine; extract4[to] pry into; dredge up (information)แร่เหล็กrâe lèkแร่เหล็กrâe lèkiron oreในพื้นที่nai péun-têeในพื้นที่nai péun-têein the area; on-siteนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofส่งออกsòng òkส่งออกsòng òk1[to] export [goods]2[to] export [data/files] (computing)3exports; export activity4export; for exportต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têhtต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têht1foreign; overseas2abroad; foreign countries3[to] go/live abroad
The company came to mine iron ore in this area for export.
4NounB2

[to] pry into; dredge up (information)

To search for and bring up past facts or sensitive information, often persistently or intrusively.

Examples

นักข่าวnák kàaoนักข่าวnák kàaojournalist; reporterพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptขุดkùtขุดkùt1[to] dig2[to] excavate; unearth3[to] mine; extract4[to] pry into; dredge up (information)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesเก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old-fashioned; outdated3old; not newของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangpoliticianจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเจ้าตัวjâo dtuuaเจ้าตัวjâo dtuua1the person concerned2the person themself (in person)3the creature/thing itselfอึดอัดèut àtอึดอัดèut àt1stuffy; cramped2uncomfortable; constrained3awkward; ill at ease (social)4tightness in chest; hard to breathe
Reporters tried to dig up the politician’s past, making him uncomfortable.

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