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
ตู้dtôoตู้dtôo1cabinet; cupboard2wardrobe; closet3box; enclosure (equipment)4booth; kiosk5mailbox6locker7CL: ตู้ไม้สักmáai sàkไม้สักmáai sàk1teak wood2made of teakเก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old-fashioned; outdated3old; not newหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toผุพังpù pangผุพังpù pang1decayed; dilapidated2[to] decay; crumble; fall apartเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingข้างในkâang naiข้างในkâang nai1inside; within2the inside; the interior3inside (of); withinโดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)มอดกินmôt ginมอดกินmôt gin1[to] be eaten or damaged by insects (weevils, wood-borers)2worm-eaten; insect-damagedไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2very; a lot (informal intensifier)3excessive; too muchแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
This old teak cabinet is starting to decay because the inside has been eaten by weevils a lot.
2AdjectiveB2
worm-eaten; insect-damaged
damaged by small insects such as weevils or wood-boring insects; often used of wood, grain, or fabric
Examples
โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ใช้ไม่ได้chái mâi dâiใช้ไม่ได้chái mâi dâi1unusable; doesn't work2unacceptable; no goodแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)3prefix in tool/implement names4classifier (long, rigid objects)5stick; rod; club; batมอดกินmôt ginมอดกินmôt gin1[to] be eaten or damaged by insects (weevils, wood-borers)2worm-eaten; insect-damaged
This table is unusable because it's made of weevil-damaged wood.
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Word Breakdown
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มอดกินmôt ginมอดกินmôt gin[to] be eaten or damaged by insects (weevils, wood-borers)