อัตคัด(àt-tá-kát)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

scarce; in short supply; in need

in a state of shortage; having too little of money or other needed resources; experiencing financial hardship.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วัยเด็กwai dèkวัยเด็กwai dèkchildhoodครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsค่อนข้างkôn kâangค่อนข้างkôn kâang1rather; quite (often with negatives)2rather; quite; fairlyอัตคัดàt-tá-kátอัตคัดàt-tá-kátscarce; in short supply; in needแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerสู้sôoสู้sôo1[to] fight; struggle2[to] compete; contend (against)3[to] withstand; cope with; afford4cannot match; be inferior to (negative/comparative)5keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเรียนจบriian jòpเรียนจบriian jòp[to] graduate; complete one's studies
In his childhood, his family was quite impoverished, but he struggled through to finish his education.

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