ถาง(tăang)

Meanings

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[to] clear (land); cut back growth

To clear land by cutting or removing grass, brush, or trees; to cut back thick or overgrown growth.

Examples

เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)คุณพ่อkun pâwคุณพ่อkun pâw1father; Dad (polite)2Father (Catholic priest)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ถางหญ้าtăang yâaถางหญ้าtăang yâa[to] clear grass; [to] clear overgrowthที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotหลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3behind-the-scenes influence (politics/business)
Yesterday, my dad went to clear the grass behind the house.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

แผ้วถางpăew tăangแผ้วถางpăew tăang[to] clear land; [to] cut back undergrowth

[to] clear land; [to] cut back undergrowth

ถากถางtàak tăangถากถางtàak tăang1[to] mock sarcastically; taunt2[to] clear by cutting (weeds, brush)
  • [to] mock sarcastically; taunt
  • [to] clear by cutting (weeds, brush)
แผ้วpâewแผ้วpâew[to] clear [land/a path]; (fig.) remove obstacles

[to] clear [land/a path]; (fig.) remove obstacles

ถากtàakถากtàak1to miss narrowly; to graze (a target)2[to] hew; [to] hack/pare off (surface)3[to] be superficial; [to] be slight (injury/contact)4[to] hoe; [to] clear (weeds)
  • to miss narrowly; to graze (a target)
  • [to] hew; [to] hack/pare off (surface)
  • [to] be superficial; [to] be slight (injury/contact)
  • [to] hoe; [to] clear (weeds)
เตียนdtiianเตียนdtiian1bare; cleared; open2[to] clear (land); make bare
  • bare; cleared; open
  • [to] clear (land); make bare