เค็ม
kem
Meanings
1NounA1
salty
tasting of salt; having a high amount of salt
Examples
ซุปsúpซุปsúpsoupชามchaamชามchaam1bowl2portion (bowlful)3classifier: bowls/bowlfulsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เค็มkemเค็มkem1salty2stingy (informal)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
This bowl of soup is very salty.
2NounB1
stingy (informal)
unwilling to spend money; tightfisted (figurative, colloquial)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเค็มkemเค็มkem1salty2stingy (informal)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เก็บเงินgèp ngernเก็บเงินgèp ngern1[to] save money; put money aside2[to] collect payment; charge [sb]ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)เลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] support; maintain4[to] host; treat5[to] feedเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
He's very stingy; he likes to keep his money and rarely treats friends.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ขี้เหนียวkêe nĭiaoขี้เหนียวkêe nĭiao1stingy; tight-fisted; miserly2a stingy person
- stingy; tight-fisted; miserly
- a stingy person
หนืดnèutหนืดnèut1stingy (colloquial)2sluggish; bogged down3viscous; thick and sticky
- stingy (colloquial)
- sluggish; bogged down
- viscous; thick and sticky
ตระหนี่dtrà-nèeตระหนี่dtrà-nèemiserly; stingy
miserly; stingy