ค้ำ
prop up
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- 1 prop up、support、brace、hold up
- 2 guarantee、act as a guarantor、secure (a loan or obligation)
ค้ำ means to prop or support something so it does not fall or collapse. By extension, it is also used for guaranteeing a loan, contract, or obligation.
prop up、support、brace、hold up
Used when something is physically held, propped, or braced so it does not fall, collapse, or give way.
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ใช้ไม้ค้ำต้นไม้ cháy máay khám tôn máay prop up a tree with a stick ใช้ไม้ค้ำต้นไม้ details
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เขาใช้มือค้ำกำแพง khǎw cháy mʉʉ khám kamphɛɛŋ He braced himself against the wall with his hand. เขาใช้มือค้ำกำแพง details
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ค้ำประตูไว้ khám pratuu wáy prop the door open ค้ำประตูไว้ details
guarantee、act as a guarantor、secure (a loan or obligation)
Used for backing a financial or legal obligation, especially by acting as a guarantor or providing security. The common practical form is ค้ำประกัน.
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ต้องมีคนค้ำประกัน tɔ̂ŋ mii khon khám pràkan A guarantor is required. ต้องมีคนค้ำประกัน details
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หลักทรัพย์ค้ำประกัน làk sáp khám pràkan securities used as collateral หลักทรัพย์ค้ำประกัน details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core image of ค้ำ is preventing something from falling by supporting or bracing it. It can describe a pole supporting a tree, a hand bracing against a wall, or a prop holding a door. In legal and financial contexts, it extends to backing an obligation, most commonly in ค้ำประกัน, meaning to guarantee or act as a guarantor. It carries a stronger sense of support or responsibility than simply helping.
Usage
Commonly used when talking about physically supporting trees, posts, doors, structures, or one’s body. It is also common in loans, leases, contracts, collateral, and guarantor situations through expressions like ค้ำประกัน and ผู้ค้ำประกัน.
Caution
For ordinary “help,” ช่วย is usually more natural, and for general support of an activity or cause, สนับสนุน is often better. For legal or financial guarantees, use ค้ำประกัน rather than relying on ค้ำ alone.
Differences from similar words
1 prop up synonyms
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พยุง often means to help hold a person or object steady, especially by supporting someone physically. ค้ำ has a stronger sense of propping or bracing with something placed against it.
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ยัน also means to press or brace something against another surface. ค้ำ is broader and often refers to propping something up with a pole, support, hand, or other brace.