จมปลัก(jom bplàk)

Meanings

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[to] be mired; stuck and unable to move on

to be mired or bogged down and unable to progress, literally stuck in mud or figuratively trapped in problems, an unhealthy relationship, the past, debt, etc.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเลิกกับlêrk gàpเลิกกับlêrk gàp[to] break up with [sb]; split up with [sb]แฟนfaenแฟนfaen1fan; supporter2romantic partnerมาเป็นmaa bpenมาเป็นmaa bpen1[to] become; serve as2[to] come in (a form/quantity)3for (a duration) up to nowปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal yearแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; 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 markerยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)จมปลักjom bplàkจมปลักjom bplàk[to] be mired; stuck and unable to move onอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ความหลังkwaam lăngความหลังkwaam lăngthe past; memories
He broke up with his girlfriend a year ago, but he's still mired in the past.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

จมjomจมjom1[to] sink; go under (liquid)2[to] be immersed; be buried; be stuck (literal/figurative)3sunken; depressed (surface)4[to] drown; die from being underwaterPart 1
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ปลักbplàkปลักbplàk1a muddy hollow; mire; wallow2(fig.) a rut; a stagnant situationPart 2
จมปลักjom bplàkจมปลักjom bplàk[to] be mired; stuck and unable to move on