สามขา(săam kăa)
Meanings
1AdjectiveA2
three-legged
having three legs
Examples
หมาmăaหมาmăa1dog2dog (insult)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสามขาsăam kăaสามขาsăam kăa1tripod2three-leggedแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)ร่าเริงrâa rerngร่าเริงrâa rerngcheerful; livelyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
This dog has three legs, but it is very cheerful.
2NounB1
tripod
a three-legged stand or tripod used to support a camera, cooking pot, or other equipment
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ห้องทดลองhông tót longห้องทดลองhông tót long1laboratory; lab2testbed; proving ground (figurative)วิทยาศาสตร์wít-thá-yaa-sàatวิทยาศาสตร์wít-thá-yaa-sàat1science (school subject/field)2science (discipline)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightใช้cháiใช้chái1[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]สามขาsăam kăaสามขาsăam kăa1tripod2three-leggedตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] set up; establish; found2[to] appoint; nominate3[to] put aside; save (money)4[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)5classifier: sets; collections; installations6[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)7[to] place upright; stand; erectบีกเกอร์bèek-gerบีกเกอร์bèek-gerbeaker (laboratory container)
In the science lab, we have to use a tripod to set up the beaker.
Word Breakdown
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สามขาsăam kăaสามขาsăam kăathree-legged