เชิงกล

cherng gon

Meanings

1AdjectiveC1

mechanical; of mechanics

relating to mechanics or mechanical aspects, e.g., forces, motion, or mechanical properties (as in สมบัติเชิงกล ‘mechanical properties’)

Examples

นาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaaนาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaa1clock; watch2classifier: clocks, watches3o'clock; time of dayเรือนreuuanเรือนreuuan1house; dwelling (traditional/wooden); hull/body (of sth)2hull; vessel; ship (formal/lit.)3classifier (ships/boats; houses—formal/lit.)4body; figure (formal/lit.)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นระบบbpen rá-bòpเป็นระบบbpen rá-bòp1systematic; orderly; well-organized2systematically; methodicallyกลไกgon gaiกลไกgon gai1mechanism (machine parts)2mechanism (process; way something works)3mechanism; apparatus (institutional/system)เชิงกลcherng gonเชิงกลcherng gon1mechanical; of mechanics2mechanical aspect; in mechanical termsไม่ได้ใช้mâi dâi cháiไม่ได้ใช้mâi dâi chái1to not use; didn’t use2didn’t get to use; couldn’t use3unused; not in useถ่านtàanถ่านtàan1charcoal2battery; battery cell3carbon (electrode)
This watch has a mechanical system; it doesn't use a battery.
2NounC1

mechanical aspect; in mechanical terms

the mechanical aspect or perspective; often used in the phrase ‘ในเชิงกล’ to mean ‘in mechanical terms’

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)เชิงกลcherng gonเชิงกลcherng gon1mechanical; of mechanics2mechanical aspect; in mechanical termsแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เครื่องยนต์krêuuang yonเครื่องยนต์krêuuang yonengineยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateได้ดีdâai deeได้ดีdâai dee1succeed; do well2have a good outcome; turn out wellแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ระบบไฟฟ้าrá-bòp fai fáaระบบไฟฟ้าrá-bòp fai fáa1electrical system2power system; electric gridมีปัญหาmee bpan-hăaมีปัญหาmee bpan-hăa[to] have a problem; there is a problem
In mechanical terms, the engine still works well, but the electrical system has problems.