ขุดตอ(kùt dto)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] dig out a stump

to excavate and remove a tree stump and its roots from the ground

Examples

พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)จ้างjâangจ้างjâang[to] hire; employคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerขุดตอkùt dtoขุดตอkùt dto1[to] dig out a stump2[to] dredge up old issuesต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old; not new3old-fashioned; outdatedออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2[to] lead out to; extend to3[!] Get out!
Tomorrow we will hire someone to remove the old tree stump.
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การขุดgaan kùtตอdtoต้นมะม่วงdtôn-má-mûuangใหญ่yàiออกòkเป็นbpenงานngaanที่têeหนักnàkมากmâakและláeใช้เวลาchái way-laaเกือบgèuapทั้งวันtáng wan
Excavating the large mango tree stump was very hard work and took almost the whole day.
หลังจากlăng jàakโค่นkôhnต้นไม้dtôn máaiแล้วláeoเราraoต้องdtôngขุดตอkùt dtoออกòkด้วยdûuayเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiมันmanงอกngôkขึ้นkêunมาใหม่maa mài
After felling the tree, we also have to remove its stump so that it doesn't grow back.
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtรับrápจัดสวนjàt sŭuanใช้cháiรถแบ็คโฮrót bâek-hohขนาดเล็กkà-nàat lékเพื่อpêuuaขุดตอkùt dtoไม้máiออกจากòk jàakสนามหญ้าsà-năam yâaอย่างมีประสิทธิภาพyàang mee bprà-sìt-tí-pâap
The landscaping company used a small backhoe to efficiently excavate tree stumps from the lawn.
2VerbB2

[to] dredge up old issues

to revive, expose, or harp on past problems or scandals that had been settled or forgotten

Examples

เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1about; regarding (as a topic marker)2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4matter; issue; subjectมันmanมันman1starchy tuber; tuberous crop2fat; grease3greasy; oily; fatty4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5creamy; rich (texture/taste)6it (thing/animal)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingจบjòpจบjòp1finished; over; done2[to] graduate3[to] end; be over4[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)ไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)นานแล้วnaan láewนานแล้วnaan láewa long time ago; for a long time nowอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)ขุดตอkùt dtoขุดตอkùt dto1[to] dig out a stump2[to] dredge up old issuesขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] arise; appear; emerge2[to] go up; increase3[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward4[to] get up; rise5[to] become; start to be (change of state)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] tell; talk about3[to] say; speakอีกเลยèek loeiอีกเลยèek loeianymore; ever again (with negatives)
The matter was settled a long time ago, don't dig up the past and talk about it again.
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ทุกครั้งที่túk kráng têeทะเลาะกันtá-ló ganเขาkăoจะต้องjà dtôngขุดตอkùt dtoเรื่องrêuuangเก่าๆgào gàoที่têeฉันchănเคยkoeiทำผิดtam pìtมาmaaพูดpôotซ้ำๆsám-sám
Every time we argue, he has to harp on old issues about my past mistakes repeatedly.
สื่อมวลชนsèu muuan chonพยายามpà-yaa-yaamขุดตอkùt dtoเรื่องอื้อฉาวrêuuang êúu chăaoในอดีตnai à-dèetของkŏngนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangเพื่อpêuuaทำลายtam laaiคะแนนนิยมká-naen ní-yom
The media tried to revive the politician's past scandal to destroy his popularity.
การให้สัมภาษณ์gaan hâi săm-pâatของเขาkŏng kăoเหมือนmĕuuanเป็นbpenการจงใจgaan jong jaiขุดตอkùt dtoความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáengเก่าๆgào gàoให้hâiกลับมาglàp maaเป็นbpenประเด็นbprà-denอีกครั้งèek kráng
His interview seemed like an intentional act of digging up old conflicts to make them an issue again.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ขุดkùtขุดkùt1[to] pry into; dredge up (information)2[to] mine; extract3[to] dig4[to] excavate; unearthPart 1
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ตอdtoตอdtostump; stubblePart 2
ขุดตอkùt dtoขุดตอkùt dto[to] dig out a stump