ทางกาย(taang gaai)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

bodily; physical

relating to the body or the physical aspect, as opposed to the mental or spiritual.

Examples

การออกกำลังกายgaan òk gam-lang gaaiการออกกำลังกายgaan òk gam-lang gaaiexercise; workout; physical trainingดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bileต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentสุขภาพทางกายsùk-kà-pâap taang gaaiสุขภาพทางกายsùk-kà-pâap taang gaaiphysical health
Exercise is good for physical health.
2AdverbB1

physically

in bodily terms; in a physical way rather than a mental or spiritual way.

Examples

หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; course4[to] chase; pursueเสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3ready; all set4done for; screwed (slang)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เหนื่อยnèuayเหนื่อยnèuay1tired; exhausted2[to] get tired; become tired3tiring; exhausting4hard; laborious; exhausting (informal)ทางกายtaang gaaiทางกายtaang gaai1bodily; physical2physically3the physical aspect
After finishing the run, I feel physically tired.
3NounB2

the physical aspect

the bodily/physical side of something (e.g., health or effects), contrasted with the mental or spiritual aspect.

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; serviceทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asทางกายtaang gaaiทางกายtaang gaai1bodily; physical2physically3the physical aspectและláeและláeand (coordinating)ทางใจtaang jaiทางใจtaang jai1emotional; of the heart/mind2inner way; emotional approachให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitสมดุลกันsŏm-dun ganสมดุลกันsŏm-dun gan[to] be balanced; be in balance
We must take care of both the physical and the mental in a balanced way.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathPart 1
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กายgaaiกายgaaibody; physical formPart 2
ทางกายtaang gaaiทางกายtaang gaaibodily; physical