ดึงตัว(deung dtuua)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] pull [sb]; [to] draw [sb] away
to physically pull someone, often toward oneself or away from a place
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseดึงตัวdeung dtuuaดึงตัวdeung dtuua1[to] poach [sb]; [to] headhunt [sb]2[to] pull [sb]; [to] draw [sb] awayลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)ออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; street
The mother pulled her child away from the road.
2VerbB2
[to] poach [sb]; [to] headhunt [sb]
to recruit, poach, or headhunt someone from another organization or team
Examples
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)พยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptดึงตัวdeung dtuuaดึงตัวdeung dtuua1[to] poach [sb]; [to] headhunt [sb]2[to] pull [sb]; [to] draw [sb] awayเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไปด้วยbpai dûuayไปด้วยbpai dûuay1[to] go along; accompany [sb]2too; as well; also3at the same time; concurrently4[to] be counted/included (count me in)การเสนอgaan sà-nĕrการเสนอgaan sà-nĕract of proposing/submittingเงินเดือนngern deuuanเงินเดือนngern deuuansalary; monthly payที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotสูงกว่าsŏong gwàaสูงกว่าsŏong gwàa1taller; higher (height/elevation)2higher; greater than (level/amount)
The new company tried to poach him by offering a higher salary.
Word Breakdown
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ดึงตัวdeung dtuuaดึงตัวdeung dtuua[to] pull [sb]; [to] draw [sb] away