ถากถางพง(tàak-tăang pong)
Meanings
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[to] clear a thicket; hack through undergrowth
to cut down and remove brush or thicket in order to open land or make a path
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ช่วยกันchûuai ganช่วยกันchûuai gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherถากถางพงtàak-tăang pongถากถางพงtàak-tăang pong[to] clear a thicket; hack through undergrowthเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofสร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developเส้นทางเดินsên taang dernเส้นทางเดินsên taang dern1walking path; pedestrian route2walking route/itineraryเท้าtáaoเท้าtáao1foot2base; pedestal; bottom part3classifier: pairs of footwear/socks4[to] step on; treadไปยังbpai yangไปยังbpai yangto; toward (destination/extent)น้ำตกnám dtòkน้ำตกnám dtòk1waterfall2waterfall-style (food preparation)
The villagers helped each other clear the brush to create a walking path to the waterfall.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
ถากถางtàak tăangถากถางtàak tăang1[to] mock sarcastically; taunt2[to] clear by cutting (weeds, brush)Part 1
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ถากถางพงtàak-tăang pongถากถางพงtàak-tăang pong[to] clear a thicket; hack through undergrowth