น้าว(náao)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] bend/pull taut; flex

to bend or draw something taut by pulling, as with a bow or a pliable rod

Examples

ช่างไม้châng máiช่างไม้châng máicarpenter; woodworkerค่อยๆkôi kôiค่อยๆkôi kôi1slowly; gently2gradually; little by littleน้าวnáaoน้าวnáao1[to] persuade; sway [sb]2[to] bend/pull taut; flex3[to] draw a bow (archery)กิ่งไผ่gìng pàiกิ่งไผ่gìng pàibamboo branch; bamboo twigให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitโค้งkóhngโค้งkóhng1curve; bend2[to] curve; bend; arch3curved; bending; arched4[to] bow (upper body)จนได้jon dâiจนได้jon dâi1ended up (resultative, often undesired)2eventually; in the end; after all3There it is; so it happened (after all)รูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4Buddha image; statue5grammatical formตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)ที่ต้องการtêe dtông gaanที่ต้องการtêe dtông gaan1needed; required2wanted; desired3in demand
The carpenter slowly bent the bamboo branch until it curved into the desired shape.
2VerbB2

[to] draw a bow (archery)

to pull back the string of a bow in preparation to shoot; to draw a bow

Examples

เขาน้าวkăo náaoเขาน้าวkăo náao1[to] draw a bow2be drawn (of a bow)คันธนูkan tá-nooคันธนูkan tá-noo1bow (for shooting arrows)2CL: คันช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateๆ-เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเล็งlengเล็งleng1[to] aim; take aim2[to] intend; set one's sights on3[to] consider; assessเป้าbpâoเป้าbpâo1target; aim2goal; objective3crotch; groin (informal)4bullseye; center of targetอย่างมั่นคงyàang mân kongอย่างมั่นคงyàang mân kongfirmly; stably; securely
He slowly drew the bow to aim steadily at the target.
3VerbB2

[to] persuade; sway [sb]

to influence or sway someone’s feelings or decisions; to persuade someone

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutดีมากdee mâakดีมากdee mâak1very good; excellent2Excellent!; Well done!3very wellจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofสามารถsăa-mâatสามารถsăa-mâat1able; capable2ability; capability3talented; competentน้าวใจnáao jaiน้าวใจnáao jai[to] entice; allure; win [sb] overเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitร่วมrûuamร่วมrûuam1[to] join; participate2together; jointly3joint; shared; mutualโครงการkrohng gaanโครงการkrohng gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalอาสาสมัครaa-săa sà-màkอาสาสมัครaa-săa sà-màk1volunteer (person)2[to] volunteerได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
He spoke so well that he could sway his friends to join the volunteer project.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

โน้มน้าวnóhm náaoโน้มน้าวnóhm náao1[to] persuade; convince [sb]2[to] sway; influence [sb]
  • [to] persuade; convince [sb]
  • [to] sway; influence [sb]
ชักจูงchák joongชักจูงchák joong[to] persuade; [to] induce; [to] influence

[to] persuade; [to] induce; [to] influence

เหนี่ยวnìiaoเหนี่ยวnìiao1[to] pull; draw; tug2[to] hold back; restrain; delay3[to] pull the trigger; fire4sticky; adhesive (colloq./dial.)
  • [to] pull; draw; tug
  • [to] hold back; restrain; delay
  • [to] pull the trigger; fire
  • sticky; adhesive (colloq./dial.)
โก่งgòhngโก่งgòhng1arched; curved outward2[to] arch; bend (outward)3[to] overcharge; inflate (price)
  • arched; curved outward
  • [to] arch; bend (outward)
  • [to] overcharge; inflate (price)
โน้มnóhmโน้มnóhm1[to] bend; lean2[to] incline; tend (toward)3[to] draw; pull toward
  • [to] bend; lean
  • [to] incline; tend (toward)
  • [to] draw; pull toward