น้ำมัน(náam man)
Meanings
1NounA2
oil; petroleum
Oil or oily liquid; often petroleum and its products. Does not itself mean gasoline or diesel.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเติมน้ำมันdterm náam-manเติมน้ำมันdterm náam-man[to] refuel; [to] get gasรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerออกเดินทางòk dern taangออกเดินทางòk dern taang1[to] set out; depart; leave on a trip2(of transport) [to] departไกลglaiไกลglai1far; distant2far (in time/relationship); distant3far; to a distant place
He filled up the car with fuel before a long trip.
2NounA2
cooking oil
Edible oil used for cooking and frying (e.g., vegetable oil, palm oil).
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseใช้cháiใช้chái1[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]น้ำมันพืชnám man pêutน้ำมันพืชnám man pêut1vegetable oil; cooking oil2plant-based oil (not from petroleum)ทอดtôtทอดtôt1[to] fry (in oil)2[to] stretch out; extend; lay out3[to] cast; throw (a net/line)4[to] bestow; dedicate (merit/charity)5[to] bestow; confer (royal/religious honorific)ไข่kàiไข่kài1[to] lay eggs; spawn2testicles (vulgar/slang)3egg4zero score (slang, sports/exams)
Mom uses vegetable oil to fry eggs.
3NounB1
lubricating oil
Oil used for lubrication in machines or engines.
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1never mind; let it be2how (exclamatory)3artisan; mechanic; technician4crafts-; technical (prefix)5[to] be inclined to; be prone to (do often)เติมdtermเติมdterm1[to] fill; fill up2[to] add; supplement3[to] top up; refill (services/money)น้ำมันหล่อลื่นnám-man lòr lêuunน้ำมันหล่อลื่นnám-man lòr lêuunlubricating oil; lubricantให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitเครื่องจักรkrêuuang jàkเครื่องจักรkrêuuang jàk1machine (single unit)2machinery (collective)เมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan néeเมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan née1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous day
The mechanic added lubricating oil to the machine yesterday.
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น้ำมันnáam manน้ำมันnáam manoil; petroleum