รากเหง้า(râak ngâo)
Meanings
1NounB2
roots; origin; ancestry
the fundamental roots or original source of something; lineage or ancestral origins
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอยากรู้yàak róoอยากรู้yàak róo[to] want to know [sth]รากเหง้าrâak ngâoรากเหง้าrâak ngâo1roots; origin; ancestry2root cause; foundationของตระกูลkŏng dtrà-goonของตระกูลkŏng dtrà-goonfamily heirloom; family possessionจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)กลับไปglàp bpaiกลับไปglàp bpai1[to] go back; return (there)2[to] revert; return to a previous state/activity3back (directional, after verbs)เยี่ยมบ้านyîiam bâanเยี่ยมบ้านyîiam bâan[to] make a home visitเกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2born (indicating birthplace/time)3to happen; occur; arise4if (เกิด…); too; overly (เกิด…ไป)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsปู่ย่าbpòo yâaปู่ย่าbpòo yâapaternal grandparents (grandfather ปู่ and grandmother ย่า)
He wanted to know his family’s roots, so he went back to visit his grandparents’ hometown.
2NounC1
root cause; foundation
the basic underlying cause or foundation of a matter
Examples
รากเหง้าrâak ngâoรากเหง้าrâak ngâo1roots; origin; ancestry2root cause; foundationของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsปัญหาbpan-hăaปัญหาbpan-hăa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectการสื่อสารgaan sèu săanการสื่อสารgaan sèu săan1communication2telecommunications (esp.)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotคลาดเคลื่อนklâat klêuuanคลาดเคลื่อนklâat klêuuan1deviation; error; discrepancy (rare as noun)2be inaccurate; deviate; be off
The root cause of this problem is miscommunication.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ต้นตอdtôn dtorต้นตอdtôn dtor1origin; root cause2root; base (botanical, lit.)
- origin; root cause
- root; base (botanical, lit.)
ต้นกำเนิดdtôn gam-nèrtต้นกำเนิดdtôn gam-nèrt1origin; genesis; first source2place/source of origin; birthplace; headwaters
- origin; genesis; first source
- place/source of origin; birthplace; headwaters
ที่มาtêe maaที่มาtêe maa1background; provenance; etymology2source; reference (citation)3origin; source
- background; provenance; etymology
- source; reference (citation)
- origin; source
เหง้าngâoเหง้าngâo1rhizome (botany)2ancestral stock; lineage (figurative)
- rhizome (botany)
- ancestral stock; lineage (figurative)
รากฐานrâak tăanรากฐานrâak tăan1foundation; base (literal)2foundation; basis (figurative)
- foundation; base (literal)
- foundation; basis (figurative)
Word Breakdown
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รากเหง้าrâak ngâoรากเหง้าrâak ngâoroots; origin; ancestry