ตากตะเว็น(dtàak dtà-wen)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] sun-dry [sth]; put [sth] in the sun
(Dialectal) To expose something to sunlight, especially to dry or warm it. The standard Thai equivalent is 'ตากแดดตากแดดdtàak dàet1[to] sun‑dry; dry [sth] in the sun2[to] be out in the sun; expose oneself to sunlight' (tàak dàet).
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasis7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)ผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: piece/bolt of cloth (Thai classifier)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ตากตะเว็นdtàak dtà-wenตากตะเว็นdtàak dtà-wen1[to] sun-dry [sth]; put [sth] in the sun2[to] sunbathe; bask in the sun
Mom is taking the clothes to sun-dry them.
2VerbA2
[to] sunbathe; bask in the sun
(Dialectal) To sit or lie in the sun to get warmth or a tan. The standard Thai equivalent is 'ตากแดดตากแดดdtàak dàet1[to] sun‑dry; dry [sth] in the sun2[to] be out in the sun; expose oneself to sunlight' (tàak dàet).
Examples
แมวmaeoแมวmaeo1cat2cat (any feline)นอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downตากตะเว็นdtàak dtà-wenตากตะเว็นdtàak dtà-wen1[to] sun-dry [sth]; put [sth] in the sun2[to] sunbathe; bask in the sunอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainหน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2public-facing front; facade (figurative)
The cat is sleeping in the sun in front of the house.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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ตากตะเว็นdtàak dtà-wenตากตะเว็นdtàak dtà-wen[to] sun-dry [sth]; put [sth] in the sun