เกยตื้น(geoi dtêun)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] run aground; [to] be beached
To be stranded on a shore, beach, or in shallow water, typically used for boats or marine animals.
Examples
พายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1typhoon; cyclone2storm (figurative)3stormเมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เรือประมงreuua bprà-mongเรือประมงreuua bprà-mongfishing boat; fishing vesselลำlamลำlam1classifier: beams/rays of light; laser2shaft; trunk; stalk; hull/body (of boat or instrument)3beam; ray (of light)4channel; pipeline (figurative/technical)5classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instrumentsเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ลำlamลำlam1classifier: beams/rays of light; laser2shaft; trunk; stalk; hull/body (of boat or instrument)3beam; ray (of light)4channel; pipeline (figurative/technical)5classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instrumentsเข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’เกยตื้นgeoi dtêunเกยตื้นgeoi dtêun1[to] run aground; [to] be beached2[to] be stuck; [to] hit a dead end (figurative)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/slotชายหาดchaai hàatชายหาดchaai hàatbeach; shore
Last night's storm caused many small fishing boats to become stranded on the beach.
2VerbB2
[to] be stuck; [to] hit a dead end (figurative)
Figurative: to be unable to continue because of problems or lack of resources; a plan, deal, or process stalls.
Examples
แผนpăenแผนpăen1plan; strategy2scheme; plotการขยายสาขาgaan kà-yăai săa-kăaการขยายสาขาgaan kà-yăai săa-kăabranch expansionไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têhtต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têht1foreign; overseas2abroad; foreign countries3[to] go/live abroadของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเกยตื้นgeoi dtêunเกยตื้นgeoi dtêun1[to] run aground; [to] be beached2[to] be stuck; [to] hit a dead end (figurative)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingปัญหาbpan-hăaปัญหาbpan-hăa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)เศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìtเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìt1economy2economic conditions; the economy
The company's plan to expand its branches overseas has stalled due to economic problems.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เกยgernเกยgern1[to] run aground; be beached; haul up2[to] rest against; lean onto; overlap onto
- [to] run aground; be beached; haul up
- [to] rest against; lean onto; overlap onto
ถึงทางตันthǔeng-thaang-tanถึงทางตันthǔeng-thaang-tan[to] reach a dead end; [to] reach an impasse
[to] reach a dead end; [to] reach an impasse
ติดตื้นdtìt dtêunติดตื้นdtìt dtêun1[to] run aground2superficial; shallow-minded
- [to] run aground
- superficial; shallow-minded
จนตรอกjon dtròkจนตรอกjon dtròk1cornered; trapped2cornered; at a dead end
- cornered; trapped
- cornered; at a dead end
หมดหนทางmòt hŏn taangหมดหนทางmòt hŏn taangat a dead end; having no options
at a dead end; having no options
Word Breakdown
เกยgernเกยgern1[to] run aground; be beached; haul up2[to] rest against; lean onto; overlap ontoPart 1
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เกยตื้นgeoi dtêunเกยตื้นgeoi dtêun[to] run aground; [to] be beached