ที่โกยผง

Explanation

ที่โกยผง is an everyday, neutral word for a dustpan used to collect dust, hair, sand, scraps of paper, and other small debris swept from a floor. The word can be understood as ที่, which helps form the name of a tool, plus โกย, “to draw together or scoop up,” and ผง, “powder or fine dust.” Despite this literal formation, the tool is not limited to collecting powdery material. The general classifier อัน is normally used when counting it, as in ที่โกยผงหนึ่งอัน, “one dustpan.”

Usage

This word is commonly used when cleaning floors at home, school, shops, or workplaces. It often appears together with ไม้กวาด, “broom,” in the phrase ไม้กวาดกับที่โกยผง, “a broom and dustpan.” It is also used when asking someone to bring the tool or when shopping for cleaning supplies.

Caution

ที่โกยผง is the dustpan that receives debris, not the ไม้กวาด, or broom, used for sweeping. Also, ที่ตัก by itself can refer to various scooping tools, such as a scoop or dipper. Use the full form ที่ตักผง when you specifically mean a dustpan.

1 dustpan synonyms

• ที่ตักผง

  ที่ตักผง is another common word for “dustpan.” ตัก emphasizes scooping something up, while โกย in ที่โกยผง suggests drawing scattered material toward oneself and gathering it. As names for the cleaning tool, they normally refer to the same object.