ตะกุย(dtà-gui)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] claw; scratch at

to scratch or claw at something repeatedly with fingers, nails, or paws, often to move or dislodge it

Examples

แมวmaeoแมวmaeo1cat2cat (any feline)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ตะกุยdtà-guiตะกุยdtà-gui1[to] claw; scratch at2[to] scrape/dig aboutประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goalsเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2[to] lead out to; extend to3[!] Get out!เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] act; perform (role)2casually; for fun (manner marker)3[to] tease; kid; mess with4[to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)5seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)6[to] play; have fun7[to] play (game/sport/instrument)ข้างนอกkâang nôkข้างนอกkâang nôk1outside; outdoors2the outside; exterior
My cat likes to scratch at the door when it wants to go play outside.
2VerbB2

[to] scrape/dig about

to scrape, dig about, or rake through loose material (e.g., soil, sand, litter) with hands, paws, or a tool in search of or to move something

Examples

ไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3naive/green (slang)4chicken (Thai letter name)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]เท้าtáaoเท้าtáao1foot2base; pedestal; bottom part3classifier: pairs of footwear/socks4[to] step on; treadตะกุยdtà-guiตะกุยdtà-gui1[to] claw; scratch at2[to] scrape/dig aboutดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4electrical ground; earth (electrical)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)ไส้เดือนsâi deuuanไส้เดือนsâi deuuan1earthworm (annelid)2threadworm/pinworm (nontechnical)มากินmaa ginมากินmaa gin1come to eat (future/intent)2[to] come eat
The chicken is using its feet to scrape through the dirt to find worms to eat.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

คุ้ยkúiคุ้ยkúi1[to] rummage; dig around2[to] scrape up; scoop up; claw at3[to] pry into; nose around (fig.)
  • [to] rummage; dig around
  • [to] scrape up; scoop up; claw at
  • [to] pry into; nose around (fig.)
ขีดข่วนkìit kùuanขีดข่วนkìit kùuan1[to] scratch; scuff; lightly abrade2a scratch; superficial abrasion
  • [to] scratch; scuff; lightly abrade
  • a scratch; superficial abrasion
ข่วนkùuanข่วนkùuan[to] scratch [sb/sth]

[to] scratch [sb/sth]

คุ้ยเขี่ยkúi kìiaคุ้ยเขี่ยkúi kìia1[to] rummage; scratch around (in dirt/trash/things)2[to] dredge up (old matters); nitpick3[to] pick at [food]; poke around on a plate
  • [to] rummage; scratch around (in dirt/trash/things)
  • [to] dredge up (old matters); nitpick
  • [to] pick at [food]; poke around on a plate