แก่ง
gàeng
Meanings
1NounB1
rapids
A section of a river where the current is very fast and turbulent, flowing over and around rocks.
Examples
พวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our sideไปดูbpai dooไปดูbpai doo[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchแก่งgàengแก่งgàeng1rapids2shoal; rocky reef (in a river)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotแม่น้ำmâe námแม่น้ำmâe námriver
We went to see the rapids at the river.
2NounB2
shoal; rocky reef (in a river)
A rocky obstruction, bar, or shoal in a riverbed that creates rapids.
Examples
เรือreuuaเรือreuua1boat; ship; vessel2classifier for boats/shipsแล่นlâenแล่นlâen1[to] sail; move swiftly (through water/air)2[to] run; operate (engine/vehicle); sail3[to] speed off; dashไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2people; tribe; class3[to] clink (glasses); toast4cl. for social classes/types (rare)แก่งหินgàeng hĭnแก่งหินgàeng hĭnrapids; rocky shallowsขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat yàiขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat yài1large; big; large-scale2large size (option)กลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-แม่น้ำmâe námแม่น้ำmâe námriver
The boat ran into a large rocky obstruction in the middle of the river.