ประคองตัว(bprà-kong dtuua)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] keep one's balance; [to] support oneself
to support oneself physically to maintain balance and avoid falling.
Examples
คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ช้าๆcháa cháaช้าๆcháa cháaslowly; unhurriedlyและláeและláeand (coordinating)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightประคองตัวbprà-kong dtuuaประคองตัวbprà-kong dtuua1[to] keep one's balance; [to] support oneself2[to] get by; [to] manage to survive (financially)ตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaall the time; constantly
Grandma walks slowly and has to support herself all the time.
2VerbB2
[to] get by; [to] manage to survive (financially)
to manage to survive or stay afloat, especially in a difficult financial or business situation; to maintain one's current state without significant progress or decline.
Examples
ร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanrestaurant; eateryเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)พยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptประคองตัวbprà-kong dtuuaประคองตัวbprà-kong dtuua1[to] keep one's balance; [to] support oneself2[to] get by; [to] manage to survive (financially)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitรอดrôotรอดrôot1[to] survive; escape harm2[to] be spared; be exempt3[to] pass; get through; fit through; be allowed throughในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ช่วงโควิดchûuang koh-wìtช่วงโควิดchûuang koh-wìtthe COVID-19 period
Our small restaurant tried to stay afloat during the COVID pandemic.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
พยุงตัวpá-yung dtuuaพยุงตัวpá-yung dtuua1[to] support oneself; [to] steady oneself2[to] keep oneself afloat; [to] sustain oneself
- [to] support oneself; [to] steady oneself
- [to] keep oneself afloat; [to] sustain oneself
ทรงตัวsong dtuuaทรงตัวsong dtuua1[to] keep one's balance; steady oneself2[to] remain stable; stay unchanged (prices/levels/conditions)
- [to] keep one's balance; steady oneself
- [to] remain stable; stay unchanged (prices/levels/conditions)
เอาตัวรอดao dtuua rôtเอาตัวรอดao dtuua rôt1[to] survive; [to] get by2[to] save one’s own skin
- [to] survive; [to] get by
- [to] save one’s own skin
ถูไถtŏo tăiถูไถtŏo tăi[to] do perfunctorily; do sloppily
[to] do perfunctorily; do sloppily
Word Breakdown
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ประคองตัวbprà-kong dtuuaประคองตัวbprà-kong dtuua[to] keep one's balance; [to] support oneself