ตอกเสาเข็ม(dtòk săo kĕm)
Meanings
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[to] drive piles (for foundation)
to drive piles, which are large posts, into the ground to create a strong foundation for a building.
Examples
เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneตอกเสาเข็มdtòk săo kĕmตอกเสาเข็มdtòk săo kĕm[to] drive piles (for foundation)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ไซsaiไซsai1size (informal)2weir; fish trap (regional)3dragnet (traditional fish trap)ท์ก่อสร้างgòr sâangก่อสร้างgòr sâang1[to] construct; build2construction (work)ข้างๆkâang kâangข้างๆkâang kâang1beside; next to2nearby; at the side; next door3adjacent; neighboring; next-door4the adjacent person/place (elliptical)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeรบกวนróp-guuanรบกวนróp-guuan1bother; disturb; inconvenience2may I ask (polite preface)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
The sound of pile driving from the construction site next door has been bothering me for several days.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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เข็มkĕmเข็มkĕm1needle; pin2syringe needle3hand (of a clock); pointer4compass needle5needle (botany)Part 2
ตอกเสาเข็มdtòk săo kĕmตอกเสาเข็มdtòk săo kĕm[to] drive piles (for foundation)