เบ้า
mold
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- 1 mold、casting mold
- 2 socket、recess、cavity
- 3 crucible
This word refers to a shaped hollow or container that holds something. Depending on the context, it can mean a mold, a socket or bodily cavity, or a heat-resistant crucible.
mold、casting mold
A hollow form into which material is placed or poured to give it a particular shape.
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เทปูนลงในเบ้า thee puun loŋ nay bâw Pour concrete into the mold. เทปูนลงในเบ้า details
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เบ้าขนมครก bâw khanǒm khrók a khanom khrok pan เบ้าขนมครก details
socket、recess、cavity
A recessed cavity or socket shaped to hold a body part or a fitted component.
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กระดูกเบ้าตาแตก kradùuk bâw taa tɛ̀ɛk The eye socket is fractured. กระดูกเบ้าตาแตก details
crucible
A heat-resistant vessel used for melting or mixing metals and similar materials at high temperatures.
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ใส่โลหะลงในเบ้าหลอม sày loohà loŋ nay bâw lɔ̌ɔm Put the metal into the crucible. ใส่โลหะลงในเบ้าหลอม details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central image of เบ้า is a shaped hollow that receives or contains something. In manufacturing and cooking, it can be a mold. In anatomy and mechanical contexts, it can be a cavity or socket. In metalworking, it refers to a crucible. Learners will often encounter it in compounds rather than by itself, especially เบ้าตา “eye socket,” เบ้าหน้า “facial structure,” and เบ้าหลอม “crucible.” It may also be used figuratively for a framework or environment that shapes people or culture.
Usage
It appears in casting, construction, pottery, and cooking when discussing molds. เบ้าตา is common in anatomical and medical contexts, เบ้าหน้า in discussions of facial structure and beauty, and เบ้าหลอม in metalworking.
Caution
เบ้า by itself does not mean “eye” or “face”; learn compounds such as เบ้าตา and เบ้าหน้า as complete units. For a generic mold, แม่พิมพ์ is often clearer, while an electrical port or plug socket is commonly called ช่องเสียบ.
Differences from similar words
1 mold synonyms
2 socket synonyms
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ช่องเสียบ is the usual general term for a port or opening into which a plug is inserted. เบ้า refers more broadly to a shaped recess that receives a component or body part and does not necessarily imply an electrical connection.