เติบ(dtèrp)
Meanings
1VerbC1
[to] grow; increase (literary)
to become bigger, older, or greater in size, amount, or level; a literary/poetic word in Thai, now chiefly seen in the compound เติบโตเติบโตdtèrp-dto1to grow/expand (economy/organization)2to grow (physically/mentally).
Examples
พ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyหวังwăngหวังwăng1[to] hope2[to] expect; count on3to hope for (something)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)เติบdtèrpเติบdtèrp1[to] grow; increase (literary)2many; much (Southern Thai dialect)3a lot; very much (Southern Thai dialect)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนดีkon deeคนดีkon dee1a good person; a virtuous person2dear; sweetheart (term of address)3a goody-goody; self-righteous person (sarcastic)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsสังคมsăng-komสังคมsăng-kom1society; community2social; societal3social circle; social world4social studies (subject)
All parents hope their children will grow up to be good members of society.
2determinerC1
many; much (Southern Thai dialect)
a large number or amount; a lot. Used as a determiner in Southern Thai dialect.
Examples
ไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitใต้dtâiใต้dtâi1under; beneath; below2southern region; the South3southern; of the South (often as prefix ใต้-)4below; underneath (adverb)5under; subject to (authority/rules)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerของกินkong ginของกินkong gin1food; things to eat2snacks; refreshmentsอร่อยๆà-ròi à-ròiอร่อยๆà-ròi à-ròidelicious; tasty (reduplicated)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoให้เลือกhâi lêuuakให้เลือกhâi lêuuak1[to] allow (someone) to choose; offer options2available to choose; to choose from; optionalเติบdtèrpเติบdtèrp1[to] grow; increase (literary)2many; much (Southern Thai dialect)3a lot; very much (Southern Thai dialect)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
I just visited the South; there was a lot of delicious food to choose from.
3AdverbC1
a lot; very much (Southern Thai dialect)
to a great degree or in large quantity. Used as an adverb in Southern Thai dialect.
Examples
กับข้าวgàp-kâaoกับข้าวgàp-kâao1side dishes; viands2food (colloquial, esp. home meals)ร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeอร่อยจังà-ròi jangอร่อยจังà-ròi jangso delicious!; very tasty!กินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)3[to] dine; go eat togetherได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเติบdtèrpเติบdtèrp1[to] grow; increase (literary)2many; much (Southern Thai dialect)3a lot; very much (Southern Thai dialect)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
The food at this restaurant is so delicious, I can eat a ton of rice.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เติบโตdtèrp-dtoเติบโตdtèrp-dto1to grow/expand (economy/organization)2to grow (physically/mentally)
- to grow/expand (economy/organization)
- to grow (physically/mentally)
เจริญjà-rernเจริญjà-rern1prosper; flourish; develop2advance; progress3blessed; auspicious (formal)
- prosper; flourish; develop
- advance; progress
- blessed; auspicious (formal)
พอสมควรpor sŏm kuanพอสมควรpor sŏm kuan1moderately; fairly2moderate; reasonable; appropriate
- moderately; fairly
- moderate; reasonable; appropriate
มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
- very; extremely
- many; numerous
- much; a lot; greatly
เพิ่มพูนpêrm poonเพิ่มพูนpêrm poon1[to] increase; grow; accumulate2[to] enhance; augment
- [to] increase; grow; accumulate
- [to] enhance; augment