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kăi
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Grease, 'to wind up,' or 'to explain' — one word, three lives.
- NounBuilt up from ไข10ไขมันkăi manfatOften heardWorth learningไขข้อkăi kôrmarrowOften heardWorth learningไขสันหลังkăi săn lăngspinal cordOccasionalNot a priority to learnไขกระดูกkăi grà-dòokbone-marrowOccasionalNot a priority to learnเทียนไขtiian kăicandle,tallow candleOccasionalNot a priority to learnกระดาษไขgrà-dàat kăistencil paper,waxed sheetOccasionalNot a priority to learnไขธรรมชาติkăi tam-má-châatfossil waxObscureSafe to skip for nowไขแร่kăi râemineral waxObscureSafe to skip for now
- VerbBuilt up from ไข6ไขน้ำkăi náamto turn on the water,turn on a tapOccasionalNot a priority to learnไขควงkăi kuuangscrew driverOccasionalNot a priority to learnไขหูkăi hŏoto pretend not to hear,turn a deaf ear toUncommonNot a priority to learnไขกุญแจkăi gun-jaeto unlockObscureSafe to skip for nowไขลานkăi laanto wind up,wind a watch,wind a clockObscureSafe to skip for nowกุญแจไขรหัสส่วนบุคคลgun-jae kăi rá-hàt sùuan bùk-konprivate keyObscureSafe to skip for nowUsed in real sentencesSentence translations focus on natural phrasing in context, so they may differ slightly from literal dictionary definitions.กุญแจดอกเก่าใช้ไขล็อคได้gun-jae dòk gào chái kăi lók dâaiThe old key worked in the lock.
- VerbBuilt up from ไข12แก้ไขgâe kăito amend,revise,improveVery commonLearn this earlyเงื่อนไขngêuuan kăicondition,agreement,restrictionVery commonLearn this earlyไขปัญหาkăi bpan-hăato answer,solve,replyOften heardWorth learningข้อไขkôr kăikey,solutionUncommonNot a priority to learnไขความkăi kwaamto interpret,explainObscureSafe to skip for nowไขความลับkăi kwaam lápto give away a secretObscureSafe to skip for nowทางแก้ไขtaang gâe kăisettlement,solutionObscureSafe to skip for nowสนองไขsà-nŏng kăito explain,expound,elucidateObscureSafe to skip for now