ไม้กวาด(mái gwàat)

Meanings

1NounA2

broom

a cleaning tool with a long handle and bristles (e.g., straw or coconut midribs) used for sweeping floors or ground

Examples

นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectไม้กวาดmái gwàatไม้กวาดmái gwàatbroomของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mine
This is my broom.

Word Breakdown

ไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)3prefix in tool/implement names4classifier (long, rigid objects)5stick; rod; club; batPart 1
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กวาดgwàatกวาดgwàat1[to] sweep up; clear away; clean up2[to] sweep; conduct a sweep (search/roundup)3[to] sweep (clean)Part 2
ไม้กวาดmái gwàatไม้กวาดmái gwàatbroom