แงะ
ngáeMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] pry; lever [sth] open
to use a tool or force to open, lift, or separate something that is tightly fixed or stuck
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไขควงแงะkǎi-kuuang-ngɛ́ไขควงแงะkǎi-kuuang-ngɛ́prying screwdriverฝาขวดfǎa-kùuatฝาขวดfǎa-kùuatbottle cap; bottle lidที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerติดแน่นdtìt-nɛ̂nติดแน่นdtìt-nɛ̂nstuck tight; firmly attachedออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
I used a screwdriver to pry off the tightly stuck bottle cap.
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เขาkăoต้องdtôngใช้cháiชะแลงแงะchá-laeng ngáeประตูbprà-dtuuโกดังgoh dangที่têeถูกtòokตอกdtòkตะปูdtà-bpuuปิดbpìtไว้wáiจนjonขยับkà-yàpได้dâi
He had to use a crowbar to pry open the warehouse door that was nailed shut until it budged.
ช่างไม้châng máiแงะngáeกระดานgrà-daanพื้นที่púen têeค้างkáangแน่นnâenออกòkทีละtee láแผ่นpàenเพื่อpêuuaซ่อมsômท่อน้ำtôo náam
The carpenter pried up the tightly fixed floorboards one by one to repair the pipe.
พวกเราpûuak raoใช้แรงchái raengร่วมกันrûuam ganแงะngáeฝาfăaท่อระบายน้ำtôr rá-baai náamที่têeติดdtìtสนิทsà-nìtจนjonช่องเปิดchông bpèrtพอporให้hâiคนkonลงlongไปตรวจbpai drùuatได้dâi
We combined our strength to pry open the manhole cover that was sealed tight until the opening was big enough for someone to go down and inspect.
2VerbB1
[to] extract; pick out
to remove something wedged, embedded, or stuck in a narrow space with effort
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ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)พยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptแงะngáeแงะngáe1[to] pry; lever [sth] open2[to] extract; pick out3Siamese sal; teng tree (Northern Thai)เศษกระดาษsèt grà-dàatเศษกระดาษsèt grà-dàatscrap of paper; paper scrapsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerติดอยู่dtìt yòoติดอยู่dtìt yòo1[to] be stuck; trapped; unable to get free2[to] be attached; adhered; stuck on3[to] be held up; tied up; unable to leave4[to] remain; linger (smell/feeling/problem)5[to] be fixated on; hung up onในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ร่องrôngร่องrông1groove; channel2slot; notch3furrow (agricultural/face)ประตูออกbprà-dtuu òkประตูออกbprà-dtuu òkexit door; exit gate
I tried to remove the piece of paper stuck in the door groove.
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เธอterใช้cháiเล็บlépแงะngáeเม็ดmétทรายsaaiที่têeติดแน่นdtìt nâenอยู่ในyòo naiร่องrôngรองเท้าrong táaoออกมาòk maaทีละtee láเม็ดmét
She used her nails to remove grains of sand stuck tightly in the grooves of her shoes one by one.
ผมpŏmต้องdtôngนั่งnângแงะngáeหนามnăamเล็กๆlék lékที่têeฝังลึกfăng léukในnaiผิวpĭuออกòkอย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wangเพราะpráwมันmanติดแน่นdtìt nâenมากmâak
I had to sit and work carefully to remove the tiny thorn embedded deep in my skin because it was very stuck.
เขาkăoค่อยๆkôi kôiแงะngáeเหรียญrĭianที่têeติดdtìtคาkaaอยู่ในyòo naiช่องchâwngหยอดyòtจนjonหลุดlùtโดยdoiระวังrá-wangไม่ให้mâi hâiชิ้นส่วนchín sùuanรอบๆrôp rôpเสียหายsĭia hăai
He gradually worked the coin loose from the slot where it was jammed, taking care not to damage the surrounding parts.
3NounC1
Siamese sal; teng tree (Northern Thai)
A Southeast Asian forest tree with hard, strong wood, known scientifically as Shorea obtusa.
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ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)แถวนี้tăeo néeแถวนี้tăeo née1around here; nearby2this area; this neighborhood3approximately; around this time/amountเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)เต็งdtengเต็งdteng1favorite; frontrunner2[to be] the favorite3Siamese sal; teng tree4single bet; straight bet (betting)5Chinese steelyard; traditional weighing scaleว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)แงะngáeแงะngáe1[to] pry; lever [sth] open2[to] extract; pick out3Siamese sal; teng tree (Northern Thai)และláeและláeand (coordinating)มักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toเจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)ชนิดchà-nítชนิดchà-nít1kind; type; category2classifier for kinds/types3species; kind (biology)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าเต็งรังbpàa dteng rangป่าเต็งรังbpàa dteng rangdry dipterocarp forest
Locals here call the teng tree 'ngae,' and often encounter it in dry dipterocarp forests.
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แม้máeเนื้อไม้néuua máaiแงะngáeจะjàแข็งแรงkăeng raengและláeทนทานton taanแต่dtàeชาวบ้านchaao bâanก็gâwไม่mâiตัดdtàtมาใช้maa cháiเพราะpráwต้นdtônแงะngáeในnaiบริเวณนี้bo-rí-wayn néeอยู่ในyòo naiเขตป่าอนุรักษ์kèt bpàa à-nú-rák
Although ngae wood is strong and durable, the villagers do not cut it for use because the ngae trees here are in a protected forest.
การฟื้นฟูgaan féun fooป่าเต็งรังbpàa dteng rangควรkuuanคำนึงถึงkam-neung tĕungไม้máiท้องถิ่นtóng tìnอย่างyàangแงะngáeแทนที่จะtaen têe jàมุ่งmûngปลูกbplòokไม้máiโตเร็วdtoh reoเพียงpiiangเพื่อpêuuaเพิ่มpêrmพื้นที่สีเขียวpéun-têe sĕe kĭiao
Restoring dry dipterocarp forests should take native trees such as ngae into account, rather than focus on planting fast-growing trees merely to increase green space.
การประเมินมูลค่าgaan bprà-mern moon-lá-kâaของkŏngต้นdtônแงะngáeจากjàakราคาraa-kaaเนื้อไม้néuua máaiเพียงอย่างเดียวpiiang yàang diiaoย่อมyômมองข้ามmong kâamบทบาทbòt-bàatของkŏngไม้máiชนิดchà-nítนี้néeในnaiระบบนิเวศrá-bòp ní-wêtป่าเต็งรังbpàa dteng rang
Valuing ngae trees solely by the price of their timber inevitably overlooks their role in the dry dipterocarp forest ecosystem.