คืบคลาน

kêup klaan

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] crawl; creep (on the ground)

To move slowly close to the ground, like a baby or certain animals.

Examples

เด็กทารกdèk taa-rókเด็กทารกdèk taa-rókinfant; babyคืบคลานkêup klaanคืบคลานkêup klaan1[to] crawl; creep (on the ground)2[to] advance slowly; creep forwardบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พื้นpéunพื้นpéun1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)
The baby crawls on the floor.
2NounB1

[to] advance slowly; creep forward

To progress very slowly or gradually, literally or figuratively (e.g., time, negotiations).

Examples

เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-raiไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-rai1nothing; there is nothing2it's nothing; nothing's wrongทำเวลาtam way-laaทำเวลาtam way-laa[to] make good time; hurry (to meet a schedule)ดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuan1[to] seem; appear; look2apparently; seeminglyจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)คืบคลานkêup klaanคืบคลานkêup klaan1[to] crawl; creep (on the ground)2[to] advance slowly; creep forwardไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)อย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaslowly; at a slow pace
When there is nothing to do, time seems to creep by very slowly.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ย่างกรายyâang graaiย่างกรายyâang graai1[to] set foot in; enter2[to] approach; draw near (figurative)3[to] walk gracefully; tread
  • [to] set foot in; enter
  • [to] approach; draw near (figurative)
  • [to] walk gracefully; tread
คลืบklêupคลืบklêup[to] inch forward; crawl/creep slowly

[to] inch forward; crawl/creep slowly

กระดืบgrà-dêupกระดืบgrà-dêup[to] inch forward; [to] crawl slowly

[to] inch forward; [to] crawl slowly

ไต่dtàiไต่dtài1[to] climb; scale; ascend2[to] move slowly upward; inch along
  • [to] climb; scale; ascend
  • [to] move slowly upward; inch along
รุกคืบrúk kêupรุกคืบrúk kêup1[to] advance; push forward2[to] encroach; make inroads
  • [to] advance; push forward
  • [to] encroach; make inroads

Word Breakdown

คืบkêupคืบkêup1span (hand measure); khuep2[to] advance a little; inch forward; creep forward3a small amount; a small step (figurative)Part 1
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คลานklaanคลานklaan1[to] crawl2[to] creep along slowlyPart 2
คืบคลานkêup klaanคืบคลานkêup klaan[to] crawl; creep (on the ground)