เปลือก

bplèuak

Meanings

1NounA2

shell; rind; peel; skin (outer covering)

The natural outer covering of something, such as a fruit peel, egg shell, bark of a tree, or skin of an organism.

Examples

กล้วยglûuaiกล้วยglûuai1banana (fruit)2banana plant/tree3easy; a breeze (slang)สุกsùkสุกsùk1cooked; done (food)2ripe (fruit)3heated through; warmed (by heat)4[to] ripen; [to] get cookedมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเปลือกbplèuakเปลือกbplèuak1shell; rind; peel; skin (outer covering)2husk; peelings (removed outer layer)3[to] peel; shell; husk4surface; superficial appearance (figurative)สีเหลืองsĕe lĕuuangสีเหลืองsĕe lĕuuang1yellow (color)2yellow (the color)3‘Yellow’ (Thai politics)4yellow (journalism); sensationalist
A ripe banana has a yellow peel.
2NounB1

husk; peelings (removed outer layer)

The removed outer layer of seeds or produce, such as rice husk or peanut shellings.

Examples

หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)สีข้าวsĕe kâaoสีข้าวsĕe kâao[to] mill riceแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)จะได้jà dâaiจะได้jà dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)เปลือกข้าวbplèuuak kâaoเปลือกข้าวbplèuuak kâaorice husk; rice hull; chaffจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâakจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâak1many; numerous; a large amount/number2in large numbers/amountsจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)เครื่องkrêuuangเครื่องkrêuuang1machine; engine; device2appliance; electrical device3equipment; gear4aircraft (colloq.); engine (aircraft)5classifier: machines/devices6embellishment/attire (classical)7assortment/set (pref.)สีsĕeสีsĕe1hue; shade; tone2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polish4color
After milling rice, a large amount of rice husk is obtained from the mill.
3NounB1

[to] peel; shell; husk

To remove the outer covering of something, such as peeling fruit, husking grain, or shelling eggs/nuts.

Examples

ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]ปอกbpòkปอกbpòk[to] peel; pare; shellเปลือกส้มbplèuuak sômเปลือกส้มbplèuuak sôm1orange peel; orange rind2orange peel as an ingredientให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)คั้นkánคั้นkán1[to] squeeze; press; extract (liquid)2juicer; press3[to] wring; strain (through cloth)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)
Please peel the orange; I’m going to squeeze the juice.
4NounB2

surface; superficial appearance (figurative)

The outward aspect or surface of something as opposed to its inner substance (e.g., only the surface/appearance).

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสนใจsŏn jaiสนใจsŏn jai1[to] be interested (in) [sth/sb]2[to] pay attention to; be attentive toแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เปลือกbplèuakเปลือกbplèuak1shell; rind; peel; skin (outer covering)2husk; peelings (removed outer layer)3[to] peel; shell; husk4surface; superficial appearance (figurative)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsดูดีdoo deeดูดีdoo dee1[to] look good; appear attractive2stylish; presentable; classy (of appearance)3[to] seem favorable; promisingแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ไร้ráiไร้rái1without; devoid of; lacking2be without; lackเนื้อหาnéuua hăaเนื้อหาnéuua hăa1content; subject matter2coverage; material
He focuses only on the surface of the work—it looks good but lacks substance.

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