ประทัง
bprà-tang
Meanings
1NounB2
[to] sustain temporarily; tide over
to keep something going for a short time to ease shortage or hardship, e.g., to sustain life, to stave off hunger, to keep a business going temporarily
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)กล้วยglûuaiกล้วยglûuai1banana (fruit)2banana plant/tree3easy; a breeze (slang)ใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3license; permit; certificate4classifier (flat/thin items)5blade6petal; sepalเดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; sameเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofประทังbprà-tangประทังbprà-tang[to] sustain temporarily; tide overความหิวkwaam hĭuความหิวkwaam hĭuhungerระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeรอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitอาหารเย็นaa-hăan yenอาหารเย็นaa-hăan yendinner; supper; evening meal
He only ate a single banana to stave off hunger while waiting for dinner.