ปากท้อง

bpàak tóng

Meanings

1NounA2

food and daily sustenance

Food and basic sustenance needed for everyday life; matters relating to feeding oneself or a family.

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseหุงhŭngหุงhŭng[to] cook riceข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyทำแกงtam gaengทำแกงtam gaeng[to] make curryให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketปากท้องbpàak tóngปากท้องbpàak tóng1livelihood; means of subsistence2food and daily sustenanceต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightอิ่มìmอิ่มìm1full (after eating)2[to] be full (after eating); feel full3satiated; content (figurative)ทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); daily
Mom cooks rice and curry for the kids; the stomachs must be filled every day.
2NounB1

livelihood; means of subsistence

One’s livelihood or daily means of support; the practical need to earn and provide for basic necessities.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)3[to] move houseงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightคิดถึงkít tĕungคิดถึงkít tĕung1[to] miss [sb/sth]; long for2[to] think of; remember [sb/sth]ปากท้องbpàak tóngปากท้องbpàak tóng1livelihood; means of subsistence2food and daily sustenanceของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
He changed jobs because he had to think of his family’s livelihood first.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ปากbpàakปากbpàak1mouth2opening; mouth (of things)3rim; lip (of a container/wound)4speech; manner of speaking (figurative)Part 1
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ท้องtóngท้องtóng1belly; abdomen; stomach (body part); belly (of sth)2womb; uterus3[to] be pregnant4inside; interior (regional/colloq.)Part 2
ปากท้องbpàak tóngปากท้องbpàak tóngfood and daily sustenance