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| แกะ gaeL |  |
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| 1. | sheep |
| 2. | to carve in; to chisel out; to take out; to engrave |
| 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, 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2. [verb] | |||
| definition | to carve in; to chisel out; to take out; to engrave | ||
| 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 | |
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| 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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