ตรากตรำ(dtràak-dtram)

Meanings

1VerbC1

[to] toil; labor under hardship

to work very hard for a long time, often in bad conditions; to suffer because of hard work

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightตรากตรำdtràak-dtramตรากตรำdtràak-dtram1[to] toil; labor under hardship2very hard; exhaustingทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàkทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy loadเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาเงินhăa ngernหาเงินhăa ngern[to] earn money; [to] make moneyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเลี้ยงครอบครัวlíiang krôp-kruuaเลี้ยงครอบครัวlíiang krôp-kruua[to] support [one's] family
He has to toil and work hard to earn money to support his family.
2AdjectiveC1

very hard; exhausting

involving long, very hard work, often with hardship (e.g., work, life, journey)

Examples

ชีวิตchee-wítชีวิตchee-wít1life (one’s life; way of living)2lifetime; lifespan3life (state of being alive)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotตรากตรำdtràak-dtramตรากตรำdtràak-dtram1[to] toil; labor under hardship2very hard; exhaustingของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsกรรมกรก่อสร้างgam-má-gon gòr sâangกรรมกรก่อสร้างgam-má-gon gòr sâanga construction workerทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแก่gàeแก่gàe1old (age)2to; toward (recipient/affected party)3ripe; mature (food/drink) [often overripe]4for; with regard to5dark (color); strong (drink)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerวัยwaiวัยwai1age; stage of life2age group; generation
The grueling life of a construction worker made him age prematurely.

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