แอก(àek)

Meanings

1NounB1

yoke (for draft animals)

A wooden crosspiece placed over the necks of two draft animals, such as oxen or water buffalo, used to pull a plow or cart.

Examples

ชาวนาchaao naaชาวนาchaao naarice farmerเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasis7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)แอกàekแอกàek1yoke (for draft animals)2oppressive burden (figurative)3crossbar; yoke-like beam (esp. on carts/ploughs)วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] set; assign; impose5[to] put down; let go (emotion/attachment)6[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)คอkoคอko1neck2throat3collar; neckline4neck (of an object)5enthusiast; -lover (as suffix)ควายkwaaiควายkwaai1water buffalo2fool; idiot (insult)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofไถนาtăi naaไถนาtăi naa[to] plough a paddy field; till a rice field
The farmer placed a yoke on the necks of two buffaloes to plow the field.
2NounB2

crossbar; yoke-like beam (esp. on carts/ploughs)

A transverse bar used on a cart or plough, analogous to an animal yoke; also any yoke-like crosspiece.

Examples

ช่างไม้châng máiช่างไม้châng máicarpenter; woodworkerทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveแอกàekแอกàek1yoke (for draft animals)2oppressive burden (figurative)3crossbar; yoke-like beam (esp. on carts/ploughs)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ติดกับdtìt gàpติดกับdtìt gàp1next to; adjacent to2[to] be attached/stuck to3[to] be caught in a trap; fall for a trickคานเกวียนkaan gwiiianคานเกวียนkaan gwiiiancart yoke; wagon crossbarเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatล้อlóล้อló1wheel2[to] tease; mock; kid3rim; wheel rimไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ส่ายไปมาsàai bpai maaส่ายไปมาsàai bpai maa[to] sway back and forth; [to] wobble
The carpenter made a new crossbar on the cart’s beam to keep the wheels from wobbling.
3NounB2

oppressive burden (figurative)

A burden, bondage, or oppressive control placed upon someone, used figuratively.

Examples

คนงานkon ngaanคนงานkon ngaanworker; laborerหลายคนlăai konหลายคนlăai konmany/several peopleรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)กฎหมายใหม่gòt măai màiกฎหมายใหม่gòt măai màinew lawวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] set; assign; impose5[to] put down; let go (emotion/attachment)6[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)แอกàekแอกàek1yoke (for draft animals)2oppressive burden (figurative)3crossbar; yoke-like beam (esp. on carts/ploughs)ไว้บนwái bonไว้บนwái bon[to] leave [sth] on top (of [sth]); [to] keep [sth] on topบ่าbàaบ่าbàa1shoulder2to overflow; brim over
Many workers feel as if the new law has placed a yoke on their shoulders.

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