ถัง
bucket
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- 1 bucket、tank、bin、container
- 2 bucketful、tankful、canful
ถัง refers to a practical container used for holding things like water, fuel, gas, paint, or trash. Depending on the context, it can mean a bucket, tank, bin, drum, or similar container.
bucket、tank、bin、container
A general word for a practical container, often fairly large, used to hold liquids or other materials.
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ถังขยะ thǎŋ khayà trash bin ถังขยะ details
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ใส่น้ำในถัง sày náam nay thǎŋ put water in a bucket ใส่น้ำในถัง details
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ถังน้ำมัน thǎŋ nám man fuel tank ถังน้ำมัน details
bucketful、tankful、canful
Used as a classifier or quantity word for the amount contained in a bucket, tank, can, or similar container.
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น้ำหนึ่งถัง náam nʉ̀ŋ thǎŋ one bucketful of water น้ำหนึ่งถัง details
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เติมน้ำมันเต็มถัง təəm nám man tem thǎŋ fill the tank with gas เติมน้ำมันเต็มถัง details
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ซื้อสีสองถัง sʉ́ʉ sǐi sɔ̌ɔŋ thǎŋ buy two cans of paint ซื้อสีสองถัง details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core idea of ถัง is a practical container for holding liquids or materials. Its English translation depends on context: ถังขยะ is a trash bin, ถังน้ำมัน is a fuel tank, and ถังแก๊ส is a gas cylinder. When counting the physical container itself, ใบ is often natural, as in ถังขยะสองใบ, “two trash bins.” When ถัง follows the contents, it often means the amount held in that container, as in น้ำสองถัง, “two bucketfuls of water.”
Usage
This word is common in everyday practical settings: homes, cleaning, gas stations, cooking, construction, shops, and factories. It appears when talking about throwing away trash, storing water, filling a fuel tank, replacing a gas cylinder, or buying paint.
Caution
For a small drink can, กระป๋อง is usually the right word; for a bottle, use ขวด; for a box, use กล่อง. ถัง tends to suggest a larger or more utility-oriented container.
Differences from similar words
1 bucket synonyms
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กระป๋อง is commonly used for cans, such as drink cans, food cans, or small paint cans. ถัง is used for larger or more utility-focused containers, including buckets and tanks.
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ภาชนะ is a broad word for a container or vessel. ถัง is more specific and usually refers to a practical container such as a bucket, tank, bin, or drum.
2 bucketful synonyms
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ใบ is a common classifier for counting the container itself. ถัง focuses on the amount held in the container, such as one bucketful or one tankful.