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| ควัก khwakH |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | คฺวัก |
| IPA | kʰwák |
| Royal Thai General System | khwak |
| [verb, transitive, intransitive, colloquial] | |||
| definition | to pick out; to scoop out; to gouge; to dig out; to take out; to spoon out | ||
| synonyms | แขวะ | khwaeL | to enlarge; widen |
คว้าน  | khwaanH | to enlarge a hole; to ream; to core a fruit; to extract | |
| related words | จก | johkL | to snatch up; to pick out; to dig with the hands |
| จ้วง | juaangF | to stap with full force (usually with a knife); to reach down and pick something up | |
| ตัก | dtakL | to scoop; to ladle out | |
| examples | ไม้ควักหู | maaiH khwakH huuR | earpick |
| ค้อนควัก | khaawnH khwakH | to glance sideways; give a cold look; look askance; glare | |
| ควักกระเป๋า | khwakH graL bpaoR | to pay for something; spend money | |
| sample sentences | |||
แต่เป็นการ "ตื่น" แบบควักกันออกมาขาย เพราะได้ราคาสูงอย่างที่ไม่เคยเป็นมาก่อน dtaaeL bpenM gaanM dteuunL baaepL khwakH ganM aawkL maaM khaaiR phrawH daiF raaM khaaM suungR yaangL theeF maiF kheeuyM bpenM maaM gaawnL "But, it has been a fever where people are competing with each other to sell [gold] because they are getting an historically high price [for the metal]." | |||
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