เจาะ(jò)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] drill; bore

to make a hole in something using a tool

Examples

พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]สว่านเจาะsà-wàan jòสว่านเจาะsà-wàan jòdrill (tool/machine)รูruuรูruu1hole; opening2orifice; bodily opening3socket; receptacle (electrical/mechanical)4slot; loophole (figurative)5burrow; animal holeบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ผนังpà-năngผนังpà-năng1wall (of a room/building)2wall surface3membrane wall (anatomy/biology)
Dad uses a drill to make a hole in the wall.
2VerbA2

[to] pierce; puncture

to push through and make an opening in a surface (e.g., skin, material)

Examples

หมอเจาะmŏr jòrหมอเจาะmŏr jòrphlebotomist; blood-draw nurse/tech (colloq.)นิ้วníuนิ้วníu1finger; toe2inch (unit)3classifier: fingers; toes; inchesฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasis7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)เลือดlêuuatเลือดlêuuat1blood2bloodline; lineage3spirit; vigorไปตรวจbpai drùuatไปตรวจbpai drùuat1[to] go for a check-up2[to] go inspect [sth]
The doctor pricked my finger to take blood for testing.
3VerbB1

[to] tap; extract by boring

to make a hole to obtain something inside, such as water or oil

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เจาะบ่อjò bòrเจาะบ่อjò bòr[to] drill a wellเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หน้าแล้งnâa láengหน้าแล้งnâa láeng1dry season2in the dry season
Villagers drill a well to obtain water for the dry season.
4VerbB2

[to] probe; delve (figurative)

to investigate closely or in depth to uncover details

Examples

นักข่าวnák kàaoนักข่าวnák kàaojournalist; reporterพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptเจาะjòเจาะjò1[to] drill; bore2[to] pierce; puncture3[to] tap; extract by boring4[to] probe; delve (figurative)ประเด็นbprà-denประเด็นbprà-den1point; issue2topic; subject3legal point; matter at issueว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)โครงการkrohng gaanโครงการkrohng gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6even if; even thoughล่าช้าlâa cháaล่าช้าlâa cháa1delayed; late2[to] be delayed; be slow
The reporter tried to dig into why the project was delayed.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

เจาะจงjò jongเจาะจงjò jong1specific; particular; targeted2[to] specify; single out; target
  • specific; particular; targeted
  • [to] specify; single out; target
เจาะรูjò rooเจาะรูjò roo[to] drill/make a hole

[to] drill/make a hole

ทะลุtá-lúทะลุtá-lú1[to] go through; pass through2[to] pierce; penetrate3be obvious/transparent (figurative)4[to] exceed; surpass (a limit/level)
  • [to] go through; pass through
  • [to] pierce; penetrate
  • be obvious/transparent (figurative)
  • [to] exceed; surpass (a limit/level)
ทะลวงthá-luuangทะลวงthá-luuang1[to] pierce; bore through2[to] break through; force a way in/through
  • [to] pierce; bore through
  • [to] break through; force a way in/through
ไชchaiไชchai1[to] bore; gnaw through2[to] penetrate; force one’s way in/through3Chai (male nickname; short form of ไชย-/ชัย-)
  • [to] bore; gnaw through
  • [to] penetrate; force one’s way in/through
  • Chai (male nickname; short form of ไชย-/ชัย-)