เรียกกำลัง(rîiak gam-lang)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] call for reinforcements
to summon additional people, such as police or soldiers, for support.
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเรียกกำลังrîiak gam-langเรียกกำลังrîiak gam-lang1[to] call for reinforcements2[to] muster strengthเสริมsěrmเสริมsěrm1to add; supplement; enhance2to reinforce; fortify3additional; supplemental4augmentation; add-onเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingกลุ่มผู้ประท้วงglùm pôo bprà-túuangกลุ่มผู้ประท้วงglùm pôo bprà-túuanggroup of protestersเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ความรุนแรงkwaam run raengความรุนแรงkwaam run raeng1violence2severity; intensity; harshness
The police had to call for backup because the protesters started to become violent.
2VerbB2
[to] muster strength
to gather or summon one's physical or mental energy or courage.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakvery tired; exhaustedแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptเรียกกำลังrîiak gam-langเรียกกำลังrîiak gam-lang1[to] call for reinforcements2[to] muster strengthเฮือกhêuuakเฮือกhêuuak1gasp; last gasp2[to] gasp; breathe in sharply3sudden spasm/surge; jolt4in one sudden bout/burstสุดท้ายsùt táaiสุดท้ายsùt táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimatelyเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitเสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3ready; all set4done for; screwed (slang)
I'm very tired, but I have to try to summon my last ounce of energy to finish the work.
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Word Breakdown
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เรียกกำลังrîiak gam-langเรียกกำลังrîiak gam-lang[to] call for reinforcements