แห้ง
dry
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Describes something that has little or no moisture. It can refer either to a dry state or to the process of becoming dry or drying up.
dry、dried
Describes something that contains little or no moisture, including objects, air, food, and parts of the body.
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เสื้อแห้งแล้ว sʉ̂a hɛ̂ɛŋ lɛ́ɛw The shirt is dry now. เสื้อแห้งแล้ว details
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ผิวแห้ง phǐw hɛ̂ɛŋ The skin is dry. ผิวแห้ง details
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พริกแห้ง phrík hɛ̂ɛŋ dried chilies พริกแห้ง details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central idea of แห้ง is the absence of moisture. Thai often uses the same word for both a state and a change of state. ผ้าแห้ง can mean that cloth or laundry is dry, while ผ้าแห้งแล้ว indicates that it has now dried. After the name of a food, แห้ง means “dried,” as in ปลาแห้ง “dried fish” and พริกแห้ง “dried chilies.” It also describes a lack of moisture in the body, as in คอแห้ง “have a dry throat,” ปากแห้ง “have a dry mouth,” and ผิวแห้ง “have dry skin.” To state clearly that someone causes something to dry, use ทำให้แห้ง “make dry” or ตากให้แห้ง “hang or leave out to dry.”
Usage
Commonly used when talking about dry laundry, floors, or paint, as well as dry air, skin, mouths, and throats. It also appears in names for dried foods and when rivers, ponds, or other water sources dry up.
Caution
For the ordinary feeling of being thirsty and wanting water, หิวน้ำ is more direct and common than คอแห้ง, which literally describes a dry throat. Also, do not normally use แห้ง alone as a transitive verb meaning “dry something”; use ทำให้แห้ง or ตากให้แห้ง instead.
Differences from similar words
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แล้ง mainly describes land, weather, or a season lacking rain or water. แห้ง is broader and can describe clothes, floors, air, food, skin, and many other things without moisture.