ขอด
knot
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- 1 knot、tie into a knot
- 2 scale (a fish)
- 3 run dry、be nearly exhausted
This word describes making a knot, scraping something attached to a surface, or using something up until almost nothing remains. In modern Thai, it is most naturally learned through common fixed combinations.
knot、tie into a knot
Describes gathering or twisting cloth, string, or a similar material into a knot.
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ขอดผ้าเช็ดหน้าเป็นปม khɔ̀ɔt phâa chét nâa pen pom Tie the handkerchief into a knot. ขอดผ้าเช็ดหน้าเป็นปม details
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หมาหางขอดเป็นปม mǎa hǎaŋ khɔ̀ɔt pen pom The dog's tail is curled up like a knot. หมาหางขอดเป็นปม details
scale (a fish)
Describes scraping away something attached to a surface, especially removing scales from a fish.
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ช่วยขอดเกล็ดปลาให้หน่อย chûay khɔ̀ɔt klèt plaa hây nɔ̀ɔy Please scale the fish for me. ช่วยขอดเกล็ดปลาให้หน่อย details
run dry、be nearly exhausted
Describes water or another supply becoming so depleted that little or nothing remains.
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คลองแห้งขอด khlɔɔŋ hɛ̂ɛŋ khɔ̀ɔt The canal has completely dried up. คลองแห้งขอด details
Learning notes
Explanation
ขอด has several distinct uses, so it is best learned through its common combinations rather than treated as a freely extendable general verb. One of its most useful forms is ขอดเกล็ดปลา, “scale a fish.” เกล็ด, “scales,” is normally stated explicitly when describing this cooking task. For depleted water, it commonly appears in แห้งขอด, meaning “run completely dry.” This is stronger than แห้ง alone and suggests that a canal, pond, or reservoir has lost its water down to the bottom. It can also refer to forming a knot. For simply coiling a rope or describing a snake curled into coils, ขด is generally more natural.
Usage
In cooking and market contexts, ขอดเกล็ดปลา is used for scaling a fish. In discussions of drought or water shortages, แห้งขอด describes canals, ponds, rivers, or reservoirs that have run dry. The knotting sense occurs when describing cloth, string, or similar material formed into a knot.
Caution
Do not confuse ขอด with ขด. ขด is the common verb for coiling or curling up and is used for a snake coiling its body. ขอด is also unrelated to ขอ, which means “ask for” or “request.”
Differences from similar words
1 knot synonyms
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ขด is the usual word for coiling a rope or for a snake curling up. ขอด mainly focuses on forming a knot and is not normally the first choice for simple coiling.
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ขมวด broadly describes twisting or gathering thread, cloth, or similar material into a knot. ขอด can also mean making a knot, but its modern use is more restricted to particular contexts.
2 scale (a fish) synonyms
3 run dry synonyms
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หมด is the general verb for something being gone or used up. ขอด carries the more vivid image of a supply being reduced to the very bottom.