มอดกิน(môt gin)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] be eaten or damaged by insects (weevils, wood-borers)
to be eaten or damaged by weevils, wood-boring insects, or similar pests, especially in wood, grain, or fabric
Examples
ตู้dtôoตู้dtôo1booth; kiosk2wardrobe; closet3locker4CL: ตู้5box; enclosure (equipment)6cabinet; cupboardไม้สักmáai sàkไม้สักmáai sàk1teak wood2made of teakเก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old; not new3old-fashioned; outdatedหลังlăngหลังlăng1behind; at the back of2back (of body)3CL: building; house; structure4after; later than5rear; back (part)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start to; begin to2[to] start; beginผุพังpù pangผุพังpù pang1[to] decay; crumble; fall apart2decayed; dilapidatedเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because of; due to2because3melodious; pleasant-soundingข้างในkâang naiข้างในkâang nai1inside; within2the inside; the interior3inside (of); withinโดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affectedมอดกินmôt ginมอดกินmôt gin1worm-eaten; insect-damaged2[to] be eaten or damaged by insects (weevils, wood-borers)ไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)เยอะyéhเยอะyéh1excessive; too much2a lot; much (colloq.)3many; much; a lot (of)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)
This old teak cabinet is starting to decay because the inside has been eaten by weevils a lot.
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เราraoต้องdtôngเอาaoข้าวสารkâao săanไปbpaiตากแดดdtàak dàetไล่lâiความชื้นkwaam chéunไม่อย่างนั้นmâi yàang nánเดี๋ยวdĭiaoมอดmôtจะjàกินginหมดmòt
We have to sun-dry the rice to get rid of moisture, otherwise weevils will eat it all.
เสาเรือนsăo reuuanไม้máiหลังlăngเก่าgàoถูกtòokมอดกินmôt ginจนjonกลวงgluuangทำให้tam hâiโครงสร้างkrohng sâangไม่แข็งแรงmâi kăeng raengและláeเสี่ยงsìiangต่อdtòการพังทลายgaan pang tá-laai
The posts of the old wooden house were eaten by termites until they were hollow, making the structure unstable and at risk of collapse.
กว่าจะgwàa jàรู้ตัวróo dtuuaหนังสือnǎng-sĕuหายากhăa yâakในnaiห้องสมุดhông sà-mùtก็gâwถูกtòokมอดกินmôt ginเสียหายsĭia hăaiไปbpaiหลายlăaiเล่มlêmแล้วláeo
By the time they realized it, many rare books in the library had already been damaged by booklice.
2AdjectiveB2
worm-eaten; insect-damaged
damaged by small insects such as weevils or wood-boring insects; often used of wood, grain, or fabric
Examples
โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1desk2tableตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1character; figure2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3body; self; person (colloq.)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ใช้ไม่ได้chái mâi dâiใช้ไม่ได้chái mâi dâi1unacceptable; no good2unusable; doesn't workแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because of; due to2because3melodious; pleasant-soundingเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeไม้máiไม้mái1classifier: skewers of food2tool; implement3tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)4stick; rod; club; bat5wood; timberมอดกินmôt ginมอดกินmôt gin1worm-eaten; insect-damaged2[to] be eaten or damaged by insects (weevils, wood-borers)
This table is unusable because it's made of weevil-damaged wood.
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แม่mâeบอกให้bòk hâiทิ้งtíngข้าวสารkâao săanถุงtŭngนั้นnánไปbpaiเพราะpráwมันmanมอดกินmôt ginหมดแล้วmòt láew
Mom told me to throw that bag of rice away because it was all damaged by weevils.
ช่างไม้châng máiปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sètที่จะtêe jàใช้cháiไม้máiแปรรูปbprae rôopชุดchútนี้néeเนื่องจากnêʉuang jàakเห็นได้ชัดhĕn dâi chátว่าwâaเป็นbpenไม้máiมอดกินmôt ginและláeคุณภาพต่ำkun-ná-pâap dtàm
The carpenter refused to use this set of processed wood as it was clearly weevil-damaged and of low quality.
เอกสารโบราณèk-gà-săan boh-raanที่têeมอดกินmôt ginและláeเปราะบางbprò baangต้องdtôngได้รับdâi rápการดูแลรักษาgaan doo lae rák-săaโดยdoiผู้เชี่ยวชาญpûu chîiao chaanเท่านั้นtâo nán
Ancient documents that are damaged by booklice and fragile must only be handled by specialists.
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มอดกินmôt ginมอดกินmôt gin[to] be eaten or damaged by insects (weevils, wood-borers)