ถ่อ(tò)

Meanings

1NounB2

punting pole

A long pole used for pushing a boat through shallow water.

Examples

คุณตาkun dtaaคุณตาkun dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2polite old man (address)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveถ่อtòถ่อtò1punting pole2[to] punt; [to] push a boat with a pole3[to] drag oneself [somewhere]; [to] take the trouble to goอันanอันan1which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)2thing; item (formal/archaic)3classifier for small/abstract items; pieces; units (written/formal)4that (demonstrative pronoun/determiner, formal/poetic)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ไม้ไผ่máai pàiไม้ไผ่máai pài1bamboo (plant)2bamboo (material)เพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatหลานชายlăan chaaiหลานชายlăan chaai1nephew2grandsonใช้cháiใช้chái1[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]ค้ำkámค้ำkám1prop; brace; support2[to] prop; brace; support (from below)3[to] guarantee; act as surety; underwriteเรือreuuaเรือreuua1boat; ship; vessel2classifier for boats/ships
Grandfather made a new pole from bamboo for his grandson to use to push the boat.
2VerbB2

[to] punt; [to] push a boat with a pole

To propel a boat by pushing a pole against the bottom of a body of water.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถ่อtòถ่อtò1punting pole2[to] punt; [to] push a boat with a pole3[to] drag oneself [somewhere]; [to] take the trouble to goเรือreuuaเรือreuua1boat; ship; vessel2classifier for boats/shipsไปตามbpai dtaamไปตามbpai dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchลำคลองlam klongลำคลองlam klongcanal; watercourseเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaslowly; at a slow paceเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofชมวิวchom wiuชมวิวchom wiu[to] enjoy the view; take in the scenery
He punted the boat slowly along the small canal to enjoy the view.
3VerbC1

[to] drag oneself [somewhere]; [to] take the trouble to go

To make a difficult or tedious journey; to take the trouble to go somewhere far or inconvenient.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อุตส่าห์ùt-sàaอุตส่าห์ùt-sàa1make a special effort2despite effort (expressing regret)ถ่อtòถ่อtò1punting pole2[to] punt; [to] push a boat with a pole3[to] drag oneself [somewhere]; [to] take the trouble to goไปหาbpai hăaไปหาbpai hăa1[to] go see [sb]; [to] visit [sb]2[to] go look for [sb/sth]; [to] seek [sth]เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6even if; even thoughที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่อยู่mâi yòoไม่อยู่mâi yòo[to] be absent; [to] be out
I took the trouble to go all the way to his house, but he wasn't there.