แตะมือ(dtàe meu)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] high-five; [to] touch hands

To high-five; to touch hands with someone as a greeting, agreement, or celebration

Examples

พวกเขาpûuak kăoพวกเขาpûuak kăothey; them (people)แตะมือdtàe meuแตะมือdtàe meu1[to] high-five; [to] touch hands2[to] tag (a partner); [to] take turnsกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)เล่นเกมlên gemเล่นเกมlên gem[to] play gamesชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]
They high-fived each other when they won the game.
2VerbB1

[to] tag (a partner); [to] take turns

To tag a partner to take one's place in a game or task; to swap out or take turns doing something

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เหนื่อยnèuayเหนื่อยnèuay1tired; exhausted2[to] get tired; become tired3tiring; exhausting4hard; laborious; exhausting (informal)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerแตะมือdtàe meuแตะมือdtàe meu1[to] high-five; [to] touch hands2[to] tag (a partner); [to] take turnsให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentได้ไหมdâi măiได้ไหมdâi măi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
I'm tired. Can I tag you in to continue this work?

Word Breakdown

แตะdtàeแตะdtàe1[to] touch lightly; tap2[to] tap; touch-pass (sports)3[to] reach; hit (a level)Part 1
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มือmeuuมือmeuu1hand2skill; level; expertise3round; turn (card games)4doer; agent5classifier: pairs of handsPart 2
แตะมือdtàe meuแตะมือdtàe meu[to] high-five; [to] touch hands