โอบ

òhp

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] hug; embrace; hold (around)

to put one or both arms around [sb] to hold closely, often to show affection or comfort; to hold around [sth]

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseโอบòhpโอบòhp1[to] hug; embrace; hold (around)2[to] encircle; surround; wrap around3[to] support (figurative)ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)แน่นnâenแน่นnâen1tight; secure; firm2crowded; packed3constipated; bloated; chest-tight4solid; reliable; certain (figurative)
The mother hugs her child tightly.
2NounB1

[to] encircle; surround; wrap around

to go or extend around [sb]/[sth] so that it is partly or completely enclosed

Examples

กำแพงgam-paengกำแพงgam-paeng1wall (barrier)2barrier; obstacle (figurative)หินhĭnหินhĭn1stone; rock2gravel; small stones3hard; tough (figurative)โอบòhpโอบòhp1[to] hug; embrace; hold (around)2[to] encircle; surround; wrap around3[to] support (figurative)ลานบ้านlaan bâanลานบ้านlaan bâanhouse yard; home courtyardไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveรอบด้านrôp dâanรอบด้านrôp dâan1on all sides; all around2comprehensive; all-around; well-rounded3thoroughly; from every angle (figurative)
A stone wall goes around and encloses the courtyard.
3NounB2

[to] support (figurative)

to give protective or encouraging support, as if holding or surrounding

Examples

คำให้กำลังใจkam hâi gam-lang jaiคำให้กำลังใจkam hâi gam-lang jaiwords/expressions of encouragementจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)โอบใจòhp jaiโอบใจòhp jai1[to] comfort; console2[to] win one’s heart; move deeplyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not allow; not let; forbid2[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give3so that not; in order to preventท้อtóท้อtó1discouraged; disheartened2[to] lose heart; feel discouraged3peach (tree or fruit) [literary/poetic]
The teacher’s words of encouragement supported me and kept me from giving up.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ล้อมรอบlóm rôpล้อมรอบlóm rôp1surrounding; encircling2[to] surround; encircle
  • surrounding; encircling
  • [to] surround; encircle
ล้อมlómล้อมlóm1[to] surround; encircle2[to] besiege3[to] fence in; enclose4rim; edging; border
  • [to] surround; encircle
  • [to] besiege
  • [to] fence in; enclose
  • rim; edging; border
โอบกอดòhp gòtโอบกอดòhp gòt1[to] hug; embrace (physically)2[to] embrace; adopt (figurative)
  • [to] hug; embrace (physically)
  • [to] embrace; adopt (figurative)
กอดgòtกอดgòt1[to] hug; embrace2a hug; an embrace
  • [to] hug; embrace
  • a hug; an embrace
อุ้มชูûm chooอุ้มชูûm choo1[to] support; [to] foster; [to] sustain2[to] patronize; [to] act as a benefactor
  • [to] support; [to] foster; [to] sustain
  • [to] patronize; [to] act as a benefactor