พร้า
práa
Meanings
1NounB1
machete; billhook; reaping knife
A large, heavy, single-edged cutting tool used for clearing vegetation or farm work; in Thai context, often a broad-bladed knife used for chopping, cutting, or harvesting.
Examples
พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]พร้าpráaพร้าpráamachete; billhook; reaping knifeตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] trim; clip3[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect4[to] eliminate; remove5[to] edit; cut (media/text)6[to] deduct7[to] cross (a path); cut acrossหญ้าyâaหญ้าyâa1grass2weed (informal)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ฟันfanฟันfan1tooth; teeth2gear tooth; cog3[to] slash; chop; hack4[to] clamp down; bite (slang)5[to] cut; deduct (informal)กิ่งไม้gìng máaiกิ่งไม้gìng máaitree branchหลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3behind-the-scenes influence (politics/business)
Dad uses a machete to cut grass and chop branches behind the house.