อุ้มน้ำ(ûm náam)

Meanings

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[to] retain water; be water-retentive

to absorb and hold water, especially of soil or materials; to be water-retentive.

Examples

ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4electrical ground; earth (electrical)ร่วนrûuanร่วนrûuan1loose; crumbly (soil, texture)2friable; not cohesiveปนbponปนbpon1[to] mix; blend; mingle2[to] be mixed with; contain traces of3containing a hint of; tinged with (figurative)ทรายsaaiทรายsaai1sand2sand (as material)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อุ้มน้ำûm náamอุ้มน้ำûm náam[to] retain water; be water-retentiveเท่าไหร่tâo ràiเท่าไหร่tâo rài1how much/how many (amount/price)2how (to what degree/extent)3not much/many (after negation)4no matter how much/manyต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightรดน้ำrót náamรดน้ำrót náam1[to] water [plants/soil]2[to] pour water in a ritual/blessing (Thai custom)3[to] wash/rinse with water (practical)ต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)บ่อยๆbòi bòiบ่อยๆbòi bòioften; frequently
Sandy loam soil doesn't hold water very well; you have to water the plants often.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

อุ้มûmอุ้มûm1[to] carry in the arms2[to] support; prop up3[to] abduct (enforced disappearance)4[to] cradle; nurse (hold)Part 1
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น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)Part 2
อุ้มน้ำûm náamอุ้มน้ำûm náam[to] retain water; be water-retentive