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kót

Meanings

1NounB1

crooked; bent; winding

bent, not straight, or winding in shape, as in a winding road or a bent wire

Examples

ลวดlûuatลวดlûuat1wire (metal strand)2wire materialเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3tendon; nerve; sinew4wire; cable (thin metal strand)5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)7CL: strand-like thingsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)คดจนkót jonคดจนkót jon1to be crooked yet still end up poor2crooked but poorดัดdàtดัดdàt1[to] bend; reshape; adjust2[to] curl/perm (hair)3[to] correct; reform (behavior/attitude)4[to] alter/adjust (clothes, style)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2direct; straightforward; frank3[to] be straight; align4directly; straight (direction/path)5exact; matching; correspondingยากมากyâak mâakยากมากyâak mâakvery difficult; very hard
This wire is bent so much that it's very hard to straighten.
2NounB1

[to] scoop (rice)

to serve or scoop rice into a bowl or plate (common in Thai usage)

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseคดข้าวkót kâaoคดข้าวkót kâao[to] dish/ladle riceใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)จานjaanจานjaan1plate; dish (tableware)2dish antenna; satellite dish3classifier for plates/servingsให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2[to] lead out to; extend to3[!] Get out!โรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)
Mom scooped rice onto a plate for the child before school.
3NounB2

dishonest; corrupt

not honest; acting with fraud or corruption

Examples

นักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangpoliticianคดkótคดkót1crooked; bent; winding2dishonest; corrupt3[to] bend; become crooked4[to] scoop (rice)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasisเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)หลวงlŭuangหลวงlŭuang1royal; of the king/state2state; public; official3honorific for monks/holy objects4venerable monk (colloq.)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1the public; the people (citizens of a country)2citizenry (collective)3classifier: คนหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogetherศรัทธาsàt-taaศรัทธาsàt-taa1faith; belief; devotion2[to] have faith in; revere
The politician acted corruptly and took public funds, causing people to lose faith.
4NounB2

[to] bend; become crooked

to make something bent or to become bent; not straight

Examples

อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offกดแรงgòt raengกดแรงgòt raeng1[to] press hard2with heavy pressure; hardเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …ไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)3prefix in tool/implement names4classifier (long, rigid objects)5stick; rod; club; batบรรทัดคดban-tát kótบรรทัดคดban-tát kótcrooked ruler; unfair standardใช้งานchái ngaanใช้งานchái ngaan1[to] use; make use of2[to] operate; run (a device/system)3[to] put (a person/animal) to workไม่ตรงmâi dtrongไม่ตรงmâi dtrong1not straight; crooked2inaccurate; not corresponding3not straightforward; indirect
Don’t press too hard, or the ruler will bend and won’t be straight for use.