แก่หง่อม(gàe ngòm)
Meanings
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very old; decrepit
very old, decrepit, or senile, usually referring to a person of advanced age and physical frailty
Examples
คุณตาkun dtaaคุณตาkun dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2polite old man (address)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsแก่หง่อมgàe ngòmแก่หง่อมgàe ngòmvery old; decrepitมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ไปไหนมาไหนbpai năi maa năiไปไหนมาไหนbpai năi maa năi[to] go out and about; get aroundเองayngเองayng1oneself; personally; by oneself2exactly that/itself3emphatic particle (self/only)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
His grandfather is so old and frail that he can no longer walk around by himself.
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แก่หง่อมgàe ngòmแก่หง่อมgàe ngòmvery old; decrepit