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| แกะ gaeL |  |
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| 1. | sheep |
| 2. | to carve in; to chisel out; to take out; to engrave; remove (a shell, bandage, e.g.) |
| 3. | to trace; track; hunt down |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | แกะ |
| IPA | kɛ̀ʔ |
| Royal Thai General System | kae |
1.  [noun] | |||
| definition | sheep | ||
| classifier | ตัว  | dtuaaM | [numerical classifier for digits, number, bodies, shirts, pants, suits, animals, fish, germs, chairs, tables, desks, software title] |
| categories | |||
| examples | ชิ้นเนื้อแกะ | chinH neuuaH gaeL | lamb chops |
| เนื้อแกะ | neuuaH gaeL | lamb (meat) | |
| จับแพะชนแกะ | japL phaeH chohnM gaeL | to use alternative means to achieve success; to do whatever is necessary to accomplish a goal; to do something just to get by; if you can’t get what you want, use something else | |
| แกะบูชายัญ | gaeL buuM chaaM yanM | sacrificial lamb | |
| ลูกแกะ | luukF gaeL | lamb | |
| แกะ ๑ ฝูง | gaeL neungL fuungR | a flock of sheep | |
| เด็กเลี้ยงแกะ | dekL liiangH gaeL | "The boy who cried wolf" | |
| แกะดำ | gaeL damM | black sheep; misfit | |
| สุนัขเลี้ยงและต้อนแกะ | sooL nakH liiangH laeH dtaawnF gaeL | shepherd dog; herder | |
| sample sentences | |||
ประชาชนไม่ควรทำตัวเป็นฝูงแกะอีกแล้ว แต่ต้องเปลี่ยนเป็นฝูงช้างจึงจะป้องกันตัวและทำลายฝูงหมาป่าให้ได้ bpraL chaaM chohnM maiF khuaanM thamM dtuaaM bpenM fuungR gaeL eekL laaeoH dtaaeL dtawngF bpliianL bpenM fuungR chaangH jeungM jaL bpaawngF ganM dtuaaM laeH thamM laaiM fuungR maaR bpaaL haiF daiF "The populace should not act like sheep anymore. Rather they need to become a herd of elephants to protect themselves and be able to drive away packs of wolves." | |||
บางครั้งบินกว่าสิบชั่วโมงโดยที่ไม่แกะหูฟังออกมาจากซองพลาสติกก็มี... baangM khrangH binM gwaaL sipL chuaaF mo:hngM dooyM theeF maiF gaeL huuR fangM aawkL maaM jaakL saawngM phlaatF dtikL gaawF meeM "Sometimes [I’ll] be on a flight of over 10 hours and will not even remove the earphones from its plastic bag..." | |||
| 2. [verb] | |||
| definition | to carve in; to chisel out; to take out; to engrave; remove (a shell, bandage, e.g.) | ||
| examples | แกะสลัก | gaeL saL lakL | to sculpt or carve |
| การแกะสลัก | gaanM gaeL saL lakL | sculpture, the art or act of sculpting | |
| เหมือนกันราวกับแกะ | meuuanR ganM raaoM gapL gaeL | [two objects or persons] to look exactly identical—see notes. | |
| ช่างแกะ | changF gaeL | carver | |
| แกะพลาสเตอร์ | gaeL phlaatF dtuuhrM | to remove a bandage | |
| sample sentences | |||
ลูกเนียงมีลักษณะกลมเปลือกแข็งสีเขียวคล้ำเกือบดำ ต้องแกะเปลือกนอกแล้วรับประทานเนื้อใน luukF niiangM meeM lakH saL naL glohmM bpleuuakL khaengR seeR khiaaoR khlaamH geuuapL damM dtawngF gaeL bpleuuakL naawkF laaeoH rapH bpraL thaanM neuuaH naiM "The djenkol bean is characterized by its round shape and dark green, almost black, hard outer shell; one needs to remove the outer shell to eat the flesh inside." | |||
| 3. [verb, transitive] | |||
| definition | to trace; track; hunt down | ||
| example | แกะรอย | gaeL raawyM | to follow a trace; to trace, track and hunt down (a criminal or an enemy) |
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