สามศอก(săam sòk)
Meanings
1NounB2
a length of three cubits
a length equal to three cubits (a traditional unit measured from the elbow to the tip of the fingers); approximately 150 cm depending on the standard
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureเชือกchûueakเชือกchûueak1string (for tying)2ring rope (boxing)3classifier for ropes/cords4rope; cord; lineได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] lengthen; grow longสามศอกsăam sòkสามศอกsăam sòk1three cubits long2a length of three cubitsซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationราวๆraao raaoราวๆraao raaoapproximately; aboutหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)เมตรmétเมตรmétmetre; meter (unit of length)ครึ่งkrêungครึ่งkrêung1half (50%)2half (modifier)
He measured the rope at three cubits long, which is about one and a half meters.
2AdjectiveB2
three cubits long
having a length of three cubits; used attributively to modify a noun
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสั่งทำsàng tamสั่งทำsàng tam1to have [sth] made to order; commission2custom-made; made-to-orderม้านั่งmáa nângม้านั่งmáa nâng1a bench; long seat2a gym benchสามศอกsăam sòkสามศอกsăam sòk1three cubits long2a length of three cubitsไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveหน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2public-facing front; facade (figurative)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofประหยัดbprà-yàtประหยัดbprà-yàt1economical; cost‑saving2[to] save; be thriftyพื้นที่púen têeพื้นที่púen têe1area; space; surface; land area2region; zone; locality; area3local; on-site; field (modifier)4field; scope (figurative)
He ordered a three-cubit bench for the front of the house to save space.
Word Breakdown
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สามศอกsăam sòkสามศอกsăam sòka length of three cubits