แบก(bàek)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] carry on the back/shoulders

to carry something heavy by placing it on one's back or shoulders

Examples

ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)แบกbàekแบกbàek1[to] bear; shoulder [sth] (burden/responsibility)2[to] carry on the back/shouldersกระเป๋าgrà-bpăoกระเป๋าgrà-bpăo1bag; handbag; purse2types of bags (by context)3pocket4wallet5CLF: bags, purses, walletsใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3license; permit; certificate4classifier (flat/thin items)5blade6petal; sepalใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ไหล่làiไหล่lài1shoulder (body)2shoulder (slope/edge)3shoulder (of clothing)
I carry a big bag on my shoulder.
2VerbB2

[to] bear; shoulder [sth] (burden/responsibility)

to take on or endure a heavy burden, duty, debt, or pressure; to shoulder [sth] figuratively

Examples

เขาแบกkăo bàekเขาแบกkăo bàek[to] shoulder (responsibility); [to] bear (a burden)หนี้nêeหนี้nêedebt; liabilityครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainคนเดียวkon diiaoคนเดียวkon diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveงานพิเศษngaan pí-sètงานพิเศษngaan pí-sèt1side job; part-time job2extra task; additional dutyทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); daily
He shoulders the family's debt alone, so he works a part-time job every day.

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