ประจบ
bprà-jòpMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] flatter; fawn over; curry favor
to praise or please someone in an insincere, excessive way to gain advantage or favor; to fawn over someone
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ประจบbprà-jòpประจบbprà-jòp1[to] flatter; fawn over; curry favor2[to] meet; joinหัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหวังwăngหวังwăng1[to] hope2[to] expect; count onได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerโบนัสboh-nátโบนัสboh-nát1bonus (extra pay/reward)2bonus (extra benefit/perk)
He likes to flatter the boss in hopes of getting a bonus.
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อย่าyàaมัวแต่muua dtàeประจบbprà-jòpผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiจนjonลืมleuumทำงานtam ngaanให้hâiมีคุณภาพmee kun-ná-pâap
Don't keep fawning over the higher-ups and forget to do quality work.
บางคนbaang konประจบbprà-jòpเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเพื่อให้pêuua hâiตนเองdton ayngได้dâiเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàengเร็วขึ้นreo kêun
Some people flatter their coworkers to get promoted faster.
เขาkăoพูดpôotหวานwăanเกินgernเหตุhètใส่ใจsài jaiแต่dtàeผลประโยชน์pŏn-bprà-yôhtตนเองdton ayngจนjonดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanประจบbprà-jòpเอาใจao jaiมากกว่าmâak gwàaจริงใจjing jai
He speaks overly sweetly and cares only about his own benefits, so it seems more like fawning than sincerity.
2VerbB2
[to] meet; join
To come together at a point, or to join things so that they touch.
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1piece; item; fragment; slice2classifier: pieces/itemsมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerประจบbprà-jòpประจบbprà-jòp1[to] flatter; fawn over; curry favor2[to] meet; joinกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)มุมฉากmum chàakมุมฉากmum chàakright angle (90°)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeกรอบรูปgròp rôopกรอบรูปgròp rôoppicture frame; photo frame
The craftsman joined two pieces of wood at a right angle to make a picture frame.
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Mom brought the edges of two pieces of fabric together and sewed them together.
ก่อนgònทาtaaกาวgaaoช่างchângต้องdtôngไสsăiขอบไม้kòp máaiให้hâiเรียบrîiapเพื่อให้pêuua hâiไม้máiทั้งสองtáng sŏngชิ้นchínประจบbprà-jòpกันganได้dâiสนิทsà-nìtโดยdoiไม่มีmâi meeช่องว่างchông wâang
Before applying glue, the carpenter must plane the edges smooth so that the two pieces of wood fit snugly together without a gap.
เมื่อmêuuaนำnamเศษsètภาชนะpaa-chá-náทั้งสองtáng sŏngชิ้นchínมาmaaประจบbprà-jòpกันganตามdtaamแนวnaeoรอยแตกroi dtàekก็gâwพบว่าpóp wâaต่อกันdtò ganได้dâiพอดีpo deeจึงjeungน่าจะเป็นnâa jà bpenชิ้นส่วนchín sùuanของkŏngภาชนะpaa-chá-náใบbaiเดียวกันdiao gan
When the two fragments were fitted together along their broken edges, they matched perfectly, suggesting that they came from the same vessel.
Word Breakdown
ประbpràประbprà1[to] dot; mark with dots or short strokes2dotted; dashed3detriment (astrology)[to] dot; mark with dots or short strokesPart 1
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จบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3finished; over; done4[to] graduate[to] end; be overPart 2
ประจบbprà-jòpประจบbprà-jòp[to] flatter; fawn over; curry favor[to] flatter; fawn over; curry favorWord