กู้
take out a loan
Native recording
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- 1 take out a loan、borrow (money from a lender)
- 2 restore、regain、recover、retrieve (data)
- 3 rescue、salvage、retrieve、haul out of the water
This word mainly refers either to taking out a loan or to bringing something back from loss, danger, or damage.
take out a loan、borrow (money from a lender)
Describes obtaining money that must be repaid, typically through a bank or another lender.
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เขากู้เงินจากธนาคาร khǎw kûu ŋən càak thanaakhaan He took out a loan from the bank. เขากู้เงินจากธนาคาร details
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ฉันอยากกู้ซื้อบ้าน chǎn yàak kûu sʉ́ʉ bâan I want to take out a loan to buy a house. ฉันอยากกู้ซื้อบ้าน details
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ยื่นกู้ไม่ผ่าน yʉ̂ʉn kûu mây phàan The loan application was not approved. ยื่นกู้ไม่ผ่าน details
restore、regain、recover、retrieve (data)
Describes restoring something that has been lost, damaged, weakened, or disrupted.
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เราต้องรีบกู้สถานการณ์ raw tɔ̂ŋ rîip kûu sathǎanakaan We need to bring the situation under control quickly. เราต้องรีบกู้สถานการณ์ details
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บริษัทพยายามกู้ชื่อเสียง bɔɔrisàt phayaayaam kûu chʉ̂ʉsǐaŋ The company is trying to restore its reputation. บริษัทพยายามกู้ชื่อเสียง details
rescue、salvage、retrieve、haul out of the water
Describes rescuing someone from danger or salvaging and hauling up an object from a difficult location, especially from water.
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เจ้าหน้าที่กำลังกู้เรือที่จม câwnâathîi kamlaŋ kûu rʉa thîi com Officials are salvaging the sunken boat. เจ้าหน้าที่กำลังกู้เรือที่จม details
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หน่วยกู้ภัยมาถึงแล้ว nùay kûuphay maa thʉ̌ŋ lɛ́ɛw The rescue team has arrived. หน่วยกู้ภัยมาถึงแล้ว details
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เจ้าหน้าที่กำลังกู้ระเบิด câwnâathîi kamlaŋ kûu rabə̀ət The officers are defusing the bomb. เจ้าหน้าที่กำลังกู้ระเบิด details
Learning notes
Explanation
กู้ has two broad directions. In finance, it means obtaining money as a loan. In its other uses, it involves bringing something back from loss, damage, or danger. The object clarifies the meaning: money is borrowed, data or reputation is restored, and people or sunken objects are rescued or salvaged.
Usage
It is very common in banking, mortgages, and business financing. It also appears frequently in news and formal contexts involving disaster rescue, salvage operations, or efforts to restore a reputation, economy, or difficult situation. In computing, กู้ข้อมูล is a standard expression for recovering data.
Caution
In its financial sense, กู้ is not the general verb for temporarily borrowing an item; use ยืม for things such as books or vehicles. กู้เงิน describes the borrower's action. For lending or extending a loan, use ให้กู้ or ปล่อยกู้.
Differences from similar words
1 take out a loan synonyms
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ยืม is the general verb for borrowing money or an item temporarily. กู้ is primarily used for obtaining repayable funds from a bank or other lender.
2 restore synonyms
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ฟื้นฟู suggests rebuilding or revitalizing something such as an economy, health, or the environment over time. กู้ focuses more on recovering something lost or rescuing a deteriorating situation.
3 rescue synonyms
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ช่วย is the everyday, general verb for helping, from small favors to saving someone. กู้ suggests an organized or substantial rescue or salvage operation, such as responding to an accident or recovering a sunken object.