ข่มไข้
kòm kâi
Meanings
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[to] fight through a fever; push through illness
to endure a fever or sickness and try to hold down the symptoms without resting, often continuing to work
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)สบายsà-baaiสบายsà-baai1comfortable; at ease2well; fine (health/state)3[to] relax; take it easy4easy; effortlessแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; 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 markerต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightข่มไข้kòm kâiข่มไข้kòm kâi[to] fight through a fever; push through illnessไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)สอบsòpสอบsòp1exam; test (informal/short form)2[to] test; examine (ability)3[to] take an exam; sit a testให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3ready; all set4done for; screwed (slang)
Yesterday I felt unwell, but I had to push through the fever to finish my exam.
Word Breakdown
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ข่มไข้kòm kâiข่มไข้kòm kâi[to] fight through a fever; push through illness