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Meanings
1NounB1
trigger (of a gun)
the lever on a firearm that is pulled to discharge it
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)แตะต้องdtàe dtôngแตะต้องdtàe dtông1[to] touch [sth] lightly2[to] tamper with; meddle with3[to] bring up/lay a finger on (a sensitive matter)ไกปืนgai bpeunไกปืนgai bpeuntrigger (of a gun)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingกลัวgluuaกลัวgluua1[to] be afraid; fear2afraid; fearfulมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingลั่นlânลั่นlân1[to] crack/bang loudly2to go off/trigger3booming; echoing4to say impulsively (slang)
He didn’t touch the trigger because he was afraid it would fire.
2NounB2
trigger (mechanism)
a lever or mechanism that initiates action in various devices (e.g., crossbows) by being pulled
Examples
หน้าไม้nâa máaiหน้าไม้nâa máaicrossbowโบราณboh-raanโบราณboh-raan1traditional; old-fashioned2in ancient times; in the old days3ancient; antiqueต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightง้างngáangง้างngáang1[to] pry; lever open2[to] draw back; cock (weapon/tool)3[to] raise and ready (hand/arm) to strikeสายsăaiสายsăai1line; wire; cable2route; line (transport/communication)3late (in the day); running late4strand; string; thread (long thin piece)5lineage; affiliation; branch6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7morning (late morning period)8informant; spy; secret agentแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ดึงdeungดึงdeung1[to] pull; draw (toward oneself)2[to] attract; draw (attention/interest)3[to] pull back; retract; hold back4[to] drag (on a screen)ไกgaiไกgai1trigger (mechanism)2trigger (of a gun)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofปล่อยbplòiปล่อยbplòi1[to] let go; release2[to] allow; let3[to] release (media/info)4[to] neglect; let [sth] slide5leave it; forget it6[to] emit; dischargeลูกดอกlôok dòkลูกดอกlôok dòkdart
An ancient crossbow requires cocking the string and pulling the trigger to release the bolt.