บักแก้ว
bàk gâeo
Meanings
1NounB1
wax apple; rose apple (regional)
a regional (Isan/Northern) name for the wax apple/rose apple fruit (Syzygium samarangense); often the large, firm variety
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to collect; pick up; gather2to tidy up; put in order3to charge; take (a fee/payment)4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to keep; store; put away7to put away/holster (weapon); to concealลูกบักแก้วlûuk bàk gâewลูกบักแก้วlûuk bàk gâewmarble (toy)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant (tall/woody)2origin; source; root cause3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5stem; trunk; stalk; base6classifier: trees; plants; polesหลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3behind-the-scenes influence (politics/business)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocket
Grandma picked some wax apples from the tree behind the house for us to eat.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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แก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3crystal; precious gem4classifier: glasses of drinkPart 2
บักแก้วbàk gâeoบักแก้วbàk gâeowax apple; rose apple (regional)