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.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ทางกลtaang gonทางกลtaang gon1mechanical; relating to mechanics2mechanically; by mechanical means
- mechanical; relating to mechanics
- mechanically; by mechanical means
เครื่องกลkrêuuang gonเครื่องกลkrêuuang gon1mechanical; relating to machinery2mechanical engineering; machinery (collective)
- mechanical; relating to machinery
- mechanical engineering; machinery (collective)
Word Breakdown
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เชิงกลcherng gonเชิงกลcherng gonmechanical; of mechanics