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Meanings
1NounB1
tendon
a tough cord of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเจ็บjèpเจ็บjèp1sore; painful2[to] hurt; be in pain3hurt (emotionally)4injuredเส้นเอ็นsên enเส้นเอ็นsên en1tendon2ligament (also used for tendon in general speech)3sinew; gristle in meatที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotส้นเท้าsôn táoส้นเท้าsôn táoheel (of the foot)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; course4[to] chase; pursueมากไปmâak bpaiมากไปmâak bpaitoo much; excessiveเมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)
He hurt a tendon in his heel because he ran too much yesterday.
2NounB2
ligament (also used for tendon in general speech)
a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone; in everyday Thai, the term may also refer broadly to tendons or sinewy tissue
Examples
หมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2traditional healer; shaman3expert; specialist (informal)4veterinarian5not a classifier (use คน/ท่าน)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)อักเสบàk-sèpอักเสบàk-sèp1inflamed (medical)2[to] be inflamed; become inflamedที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเส้นเอ็นsên enเส้นเอ็นsên en1tendon2ligament (also used for tendon in general speech)3sinew; gristle in meatบริเวณbo-rí-waynบริเวณbo-rí-wayn1area; vicinity2around; in the vicinity (post-nominal)ข้อเท้าkô táaoข้อเท้าkô táaoankle; ankle jointเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingออกกำลังกายหนักòk gam-lang gaai nàkออกกำลังกายหนักòk gam-lang gaai nàk[to] exercise hard; [to] work out intenselyเกินไปgern bpaiเกินไปgern bpaitoo; overly; excessively
The doctor said I have inflammation in the ligaments around my ankle because I exercised too hard.
3NounB2
sinew; gristle in meat
the stringy connective tissue found in meat (chewy sinew or gristle)
Examples
กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaoก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaoThai noodle dishเนื้อnéuuaเนื้อnéuua1meat; flesh2muscle/meat (by cut or quality)3texture; grain (surface of materials)4content; substantive matter5core/body of an object6human body (skin and flesh)7body; flesh (of a person/animal)8classifier: pieces of meat9flesh; pulp (of fruit)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เคี้ยวkíaoเคี้ยวkíao1[to] chew2[to] mull over; chew on (figurative)ยากyâakยากyâak1unlikely; hardly2poor; impoverished (dated/formal)3difficult; hardเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเส้นเอ็นsên enเส้นเอ็นsên en1tendon2ligament (also used for tendon in general speech)3sinew; gristle in meatเยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2very; a lot (informal intensifier)3excessive; too much
I had beef noodles today and it was hard to chew because there was a lot of sinew.
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เส้นเอ็นsên enเส้นเอ็นsên entendon