ถู

tŏo

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] rub

To move something back and forth against a surface.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูtŏoถูtŏo1[to] rub2[to] scrub3[to be] acceptable; passable (colloquial)4[to] scrape (briefly touch/rub against)ดินสอdin sŏrดินสอdin sŏr1pencil2CL: pencilsกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)กระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2document; paperwork3sheet of paper; piece of paperไปมาbpai maaไปมาbpai maa1[to] go back and forth; frequent2back and forth; to and fro3(in 'ไป ... มา') indicates a completed round tripเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofวาดwâatวาดwâat1[to] sketch; outline2[to] envision; imagine3[to] drawเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3tendon; nerve; sinew4wire; cable (thin metal strand)5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)7CL: strand-like things
He moved the pencil back and forth against the paper to draw lines.
2NounA2

[to] scrub

To rub hard, often with a brush or cloth, to clean a surface.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[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]แปรงbpraengแปรงbpraeng1brush (tool)2[to] brush3classifier: brushesถูพื้นtŏo péunถูพื้นtŏo péun[to] mop/scrub the floorจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofสะอาดsà-àatสะอาดsà-àat1neat; tidy2pure; innocent (morally clean)3clean
I use a brush to scrub the floor clean.
3NounB1

[to be] acceptable; passable (colloquial)

Colloquial: just acceptable or good enough; can do (often in set phrases like พอถูไถพอถูไถpo tŏo tăi1good enough; passable2[to] get by; make do).

Examples

งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsชิ้นนี้chín néeชิ้นนี้chín née1this piece/item2this piece of [noun]ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)พอถูไถpo tŏo tăiพอถูไถpo tŏo tăi1good enough; passable2[to] get by; make doได้แต่dâai dtàeได้แต่dâai dtàecan only; do nothing but; merelyต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightแก้gâeแก้gâe1[to] fix; solve; correct2[to] undo; unfasten; untie3[to] edit; revise; amend4[to] take off (clothes)5[to] remedy; treat; counteractอีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)นิดหน่อยnít nòiนิดหน่อยnít nòi1a little; a bit2a small amount
This piece of work is just about acceptable, but it needs a bit more fixing.
4NounB1

[to] scrape (briefly touch/rub against)

To graze or rub against something unintentionally, causing friction.

Examples

ตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodเดินผ่านdern pàanเดินผ่านdern pàan1[to] walk past; pass by (on foot)2[to] walk through; traverse (on foot)กำแพงgam-paengกำแพงgam-paeng1wall (barrier)2barrier; obstacle (figurative)แขนkăaenแขนkăaen1arm (body part)2arm; extension (of object)3arm (of organization)4classifier: sleeves; armsผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เผลอplĕrเผลอplĕr1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticingถูtŏoถูtŏo1[to] rub2[to] scrub3[to be] acceptable; passable (colloquial)4[to] scrape (briefly touch/rub against)ผิวpĭuผิวpĭu1skin2surface3complexion; skin toneปูนbpoonปูนbpoon1cement; mortar; plaster2lime (quicklime/slaked lime)3crab (regional/folk)4betel lime pasteจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแสบsàepแสบsàep1stinging; burning (sensation)2pungent; irritating (taste/smell)3mischievous; audacious; cutting (speech)4[to feel] a stinging pain
As I walked past the wall, my arm accidentally grazed the plaster and stung.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ขัดkàtขัดkàt1[to] feel awkward; be ill at ease2[to] scrub; scour3abrasive; scratchy4[to] obstruct; block5[to] polish; buff6[to] oppose; contradict
  • [to] feel awkward; be ill at ease
  • [to] scrub; scour
  • abrasive; scratchy
  • [to] obstruct; block
  • [to] polish; buff
  • [to] oppose; contradict
สีsĕeสีsĕe1hue; shade; tone2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polish4color
  • hue; shade; tone
  • paint
  • [to] rub; scrub; polish
  • color
ขยี้kà-yêeขยี้kà-yêe1[to] rub/crush vigorously2[to] crumple; mash3[to] torment; grind down (figurative)4[to] rub (eyes)
  • [to] rub/crush vigorously
  • [to] crumple; mash
  • [to] torment; grind down (figurative)
  • [to] rub (eyes)
เฉี่ยวchìiaoเฉี่ยวchìiao1[to] graze; skim; brush past2near miss; close call3stylish; chic
  • [to] graze; skim; brush past
  • near miss; close call
  • stylish; chic
ครูดkrôotครูดkrôot[to] scrape; graze

[to] scrape; graze