แทะเล็ม

táe lem

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] graze; [to] nibble

to eat small amounts of food, especially grass or leaves, by biting it off little by little; to graze or nibble.

วัวwuuaกำลังgam-langแทะเล็มtáe lemหญ้าyâaอยู่ในyòo naiทุ่งtûng

The cow is grazing on grass in the field.

2NounC1

[to] chip away at [sth]

to gradually reduce or take small parts from something, such as chipping away at savings or encroaching on territory.

เขาkăoใช้เงินchái ngernฟุ่มเฟือยfûm-feuaiจนjonต้องdtôngเริ่มrêrmแทะเล็มtáe lemเงินเก็บngern gèpของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayng

He spent extravagantly until he had to start chipping away at his own savings.

แทะเล็มtáe lem