แฝก(fàek)
Meanings
1NounB2
vetiver; vetiver grass
A perennial, aromatic clumping grass (vetiver, Chrysopogon zizanioides) used for soil and water conservation, weaving, and extracting essential oil from its roots.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ปลูกbplòokปลูกbplòok1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)แฝกfàekแฝกfàek1vetiver; vetiver grass2vetiver roots (for scent/medicine)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)คันนาkan naaคันนาkan naapaddy bund; rice-field ridgeเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]ยึดyéutยึดyéut1[to] seize; confiscate2[to] occupy; seize control (of place/vehicle)3[to] hold; grip; fasten; secure4[to] adhere to; stick to [sth] (principle/position)ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4electrical ground; earth (electrical)ไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not allow; not let; forbid2[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give3so that not; in order to preventพังทลายpang tá-laaiพังทลายpang tá-laai1[to] collapse; crumble; cave in2[to] be ruined; disintegrate (figurative)
Villagers plant vetiver along the rice field bunds to help hold the soil and prevent erosion.
2NounB2
vetiver roots (for scent/medicine)
The fragrant roots of vetiver used for perfume, sachets, traditional remedies, cooling mats, and erosion control plantings.
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บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเสื่อsèuuaเสื่อsèuuamatทอtorทอtor1weave2emit a soft light; glowจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)รากแฝกrâak fàekรากแฝกrâak fàekvetiver rootกลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmกลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmpleasant smell; fragranceเย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4cold (food/drinks)5[to] cool downน่าnâaน่าnâa1worthy/apt to ...2[!] pity; what a shameนอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying down
At Grandma’s house there’s a mat woven from vetiver roots with a cool, pleasant fragrance.