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Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] preen; [to] nuzzle; [to] root

to preen feathers; to root around or forage with a snout or beak; to nuzzle affectionately

Examples

นกแก้วnók gâewนกแก้วnók gâewparrotกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofไซ้sáiไซ้sái1[to] preen; [to] nuzzle; [to] root2[to] question closely; [to] press [sb]ขนkŏnขนkŏn1hair; fur (body hair of people/animals)2goosebumps; hair standing on end3[to] transport; haul; carry (goods)4classifier: strands of hair/furของมันkŏng manของมันkŏng manits (possessive pronoun)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)มีความสุขmee kwaam sùkมีความสุขmee kwaam sùk[to] be happy
The parrot is happily preening its feathers.
2VerbC1

[to] question closely; [to] press [sb]

to ask someone many detailed questions, often to get the full truth

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)โดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseไซ้sáiไซ้sái1[to] preen; [to] nuzzle; [to] root2[to] question closely; [to] press [sb]เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotกลับบ้านดึกglàp bâan dèukกลับบ้านดึกglàp bâan dèuk[to] go home late (at night); get home lateเมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)ความจริงkwaam jingความจริงkwaam jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truth
I was grilled by Mom about coming home late last night until I had to tell the truth.