พับขา(páp kăa)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] fold one’s legs

To fold or tuck one’s legs when sitting, such as sitting cross-legged or kneeling.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)พับขาpáp kăaพับขาpáp kăa1[to] fold/collapse the legs (of an object)2[to] fold one’s legsนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พื้นpéunพื้นpéun1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)
I fold my legs and sit on the floor.
2VerbA2

[to] fold/collapse the legs (of an object)

To fold or collapse the legs of an object like a table, chair, or tripod for storage or transport.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)พับpápพับpáp1[to] fold; fold up; turn down2fold; crease; pleat3[to] collapse/fold (furniture, devices)4[to] call off; cancel (informal)5classifier: folds/pleats (of fabric, paper)ขาเก้าอี้kăa gâo-êeขาเก้าอี้kăa gâo-êechair legเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to collect; pick up; gather2to tidy up; put in order3to charge; take (a fee/payment)4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to keep; store; put away7to put away/holster (weapon); to conceal8[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)
I fold the chair’s legs to put it away.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

พับpápพับpáp1[to] fold; fold up; turn down2fold; crease; pleat3[to] collapse/fold (furniture, devices)4[to] call off; cancel (informal)5classifier: folds/pleats (of fabric, paper)Part 1
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ขาkăaขาkăa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3fan; admirer4polite sentence-final particle (female speech)5classifier: legs (of animals/objects)Part 2
พับขาpáp kăaพับขาpáp kăa[to] fold one’s legs