เท้า
foot
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- 1 foot、paw (of an animal)
- 2 lean on、brace oneself against、rest on for support
This word primarily refers to the foot below the ankle. As a verb, it can mean to brace or support oneself against something, and it also appears in expressions about going back over earlier events or background information.
foot、paw (of an animal)
The part below the ankle that a person or animal stands and walks on.
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เจ็บเท้า cèp tháaw My foot hurts. เจ็บเท้า details
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ล้างเท้า láaŋ tháaw wash one's feet ล้างเท้า details
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เดินเท้าไปโรงเรียน dəən tháaw pay rooŋrian walk to school เดินเท้าไปโรงเรียน details
lean on、brace oneself against、rest on for support
To place a hand, arm, or another part against something in order to brace or support the body.
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เท้าคาง tháaw khaaŋ rest one's chin on one's hand เท้าคาง details
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เท้าเอว tháaw eew stand with one's hand on one's hip เท้าเอว details
Learning notes
Explanation
As a noun, เท้า is the neutral everyday word for the foot below the ankle. Body parts are commonly counted with ข้าง, as in เท้าข้างหนึ่ง “one foot” and เท้าสองข้าง “both feet.” As a verb, it carries the image of placing a hand or arm against something for bodily support and often occurs in established expressions such as เท้าคาง “rest one's chin on one's hand” and เท้าเอว “put one's hand on one's hip.” In เท้าความ, it has an idiomatic sense of going back over earlier events to provide background.
Usage
It is common when talking about foot pain or injury, washing, walking, shoes, socks, and parts of the foot. Its verb use appears in descriptions of posture. The expression เท้าความ is used in explanations, discussions, and storytelling when earlier background needs to be reviewed.
Caution
Use ขา, not เท้า, for the leg as a whole. The verb เท้า is also less freely productive than its noun use, so it is best learned through established combinations such as เท้าคาง, เท้าเอว, and เท้าความ.
Differences from similar words
1 foot synonyms
2 lean on synonyms
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ยัน broadly means to press or brace a body part or object against something for support. เท้า more specifically suggests resting one's weight on a hand or arm and commonly occurs in set expressions such as เท้าคาง.