ถนอม(thà-nŏm)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] take good care of; cherish

to treat someone or something gently and carefully to keep it in good condition; to cherish

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถนอมthà-nŏmถนอมthà-nŏm1[to] take good care of; cherish2[to] preserve food3[to] conserve; use sparinglyหนังสือnǎng-sĕuหนังสือnǎng-sĕu1book (printed work)2document; letter3study textเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2blade (of a cutting tool)โปรดbpròhtโปรดbpròht1please (formal/request)2favor; like; be fond of (formal)3favorite; preferred (formal modifier)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)พับpápพับpáp1[to] fold; fold up; turn down2fold; crease; pleat3[to] collapse/fold (furniture, devices)4[to] call off; cancel (informal)5classifier: folds/pleats (of fabric, paper)หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7face
He cherishes his favorite book very much and won’t dog-ear the pages.
2VerbB1

[to] conserve; use sparingly

to use something carefully and in small amounts so that it lasts longer

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ถนอมthà-nŏmถนอมthà-nŏm1[to] take good care of; cherish2[to] preserve food3[to] conserve; use sparinglyแบตbàetแบตbàet1battery (device)2battery level/chargeโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1mobile phone; cellphone (colloquial)2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3telephone; phoneไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn onแอปเยอะâep yérแอปเยอะâep yérhaving many apps; lots of appsเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatใช้ได้chái dâiใช้ได้chái dâi1usable; serviceable2acceptable; satisfactory; decent3valid; permitted4fairly; quite; reasonably5Not bad! Pretty good!6applicable; applies; holds trueทั้งวันtáng wanทั้งวันtáng wanall day; the whole day
So we conserve the phone battery by not opening many apps, so it lasts all day.
3VerbB2

[to] preserve food

to keep food from spoiling by methods such as drying, salting, sugaring, or canning

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseถนอมthà-nŏmถนอมthà-nŏm1[to] take good care of; cherish2[to] preserve food3[to] conserve; use sparinglyปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: fishโดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterตากแห้งdàak hâengตากแห้งdàak hâeng1sun-dried; air-dried2[to] sun-dry [sth]; air-dry [sth]3[to] dry out (in sun/air)และláeและláeand (coordinating)โรยroiโรยroi1[to] wither; flag2[to] sprinkle; scatterเกลือgleuuaเกลือgleuua1salt (table salt)2salt (chemical class)เพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatเก็บได้gèp dâiเก็บได้gèp dâi1[to] pick up; [to] find [sth]2can be stored; can be keptนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)เดือนdeuuanเดือนdeuuan1the Moon; moon2month
Mom preserves fish by drying and salting so it can be stored for many months.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ประหยัดbprà-yàtประหยัดbprà-yàt1economical; cost‑saving2[to] save; be thrifty
  • economical; cost‑saving
  • [to] save; be thrifty
ทะนุถนอมtá-nú-tà-nŏmทะนุถนอมtá-nú-tà-nŏmto cherish; to treat with great care

to cherish; to treat with great care

สงวนsà-ngŭuanสงวนsà-ngŭuan1[to] reserve; keep back2[to] conserve; protect (official/legal)3restricted; reserved (rights/conditions)
  • [to] reserve; keep back
  • [to] conserve; protect (official/legal)
  • restricted; reserved (rights/conditions)
รักษาrák-săaรักษาrák-săa1[to] treat; cure2[to] keep (a promise/law); observe3[to] hold (a position); serve as4[to] guard; look after; protect5[to] preserve; maintain; keep
  • [to] treat; cure
  • [to] keep (a promise/law); observe
  • [to] hold (a position); serve as
  • [to] guard; look after; protect
  • [to] preserve; maintain; keep
ฮักษาhák-săaฮักษาhák-săa1[to] take care of; protect; maintain [sb/sth]2[to] treat [sb]; cure [an illness]3[to] preserve; maintain; keep4[to] guard; look after; protect
  • [to] take care of; protect; maintain [sb/sth]
  • [to] treat [sb]; cure [an illness]
  • [to] preserve; maintain; keep
  • [to] guard; look after; protect