เพาะชำ
pór cham
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] propagate; raise (plants) in a nursery
to grow young plants (from seeds, seedlings, or cuttings) in a controlled area until ready for transplanting
Examples
พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofเพาะชำpór chamเพาะชำpór cham1plant propagation; nursery raising2[to] propagate; raise (plants) in a nurseryต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant (tall/woody)2origin; source; root cause3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5stem; trunk; stalk; base6classifier: trees; plants; polesมะเขือmá-kĕuuaมะเขือmá-kĕuua1eggplant; aubergine (general)2Thai eggplant varietiesในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ถาดtàatถาดtàat1classifier: trays2tray3baking tray; baking sheetจนมีjon meeจนมีjon meeuntil there is/are; so that there is/areรากrâakรากrâak1root (plant part)2root; origin; foundation3square root (math)4root/stem; base (ling./math)5to take root; to be rootedแข็งแรงkăeng raengแข็งแรงkăeng raeng1healthy; fit2strong; robustแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)3[to] move houseลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] put; apply; record3[to] decrease; go down4[to] land; alight5down; downstream6downstream; southbound7[to] get off (vehicle)แปลงbplaengแปลงbplaeng1[to] transform; convert; modify; adapt2plot; parcel (of land); garden bed3classifier: plots/sections (of land, garden beds)
Dad grows eggplant seedlings in trays until the roots are strong, then transplants them to the bed.
2NounB2
plant propagation; nursery raising
the activity or process of propagating and nursing young plants in a nursery
Examples
ศูนย์เพาะชำsŏon pór chamศูนย์เพาะชำsŏon pór champlant nursery center; propagation centerของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)ดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; serviceกล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyพันธุ์panพันธุ์pan1genetic lineage2kind/type (colloquial)3seed (for planting)4breed/variety/strainผักpàkผักpàk1CL: bunch; bundle (regional/dialectal)2vegetable(s)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerส่งต่อsòng dtòส่งต่อsòng dtò1[to] forward; pass on2[to] refer; transfer [a case/patient/task]3[to] pass down; hand onให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitเกษตรกรgà-sèt-dtrà-gonเกษตรกรgà-sèt-dtrà-gonfarmer; agriculturistปลูกbplòokปลูกbplòok1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)แปลงbplaengแปลงbplaeng1[to] transform; convert; modify; adapt2plot; parcel (of land); garden bed3classifier: plots/sections (of land, garden beds)
The community nursery propagates and nurses vegetable seedlings before handing them over to farmers to plant in the fields.
Word Breakdown
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เพาะชำpór chamเพาะชำpór cham[to] propagate; raise (plants) in a nursery