Glove in Thai 🇹🇭

ถุงมือ info.

Tips to remember the Thai word "ถุงมือ" (glove):

– Visual Association: Imagine a pair of gloves placed inside a bag, as "ถุง" means "bag" and "มือ" means "hand." This can help you remember that a "hand bag" is a glove.
– Sound Connection: The word "ถุง" sounds somewhat like "tung," which can remind you of "tong," a tool used to grasp things like a hand would, reinforcing the idea of something that covers the hand.

Explanations:

1. Components: "ถุง" (thǔng) means "bag," and "มือ" (mue) means "hand." Literally, "ถุงมือ" translates to "hand bag," a covering or protection for the hands.
2. Concept: Just as a bag contains or protects its contents, gloves cover and protect your hands.

Other words that mean the same thing:

– สวมมือ (sǔam mue): Although not commonly used, it can describe something worn on the hand.
– ถุงมือยาง (thǔng mue yaang): Specifically refers to rubber gloves.

Alternate meanings like slang:

– The term "ถุงมือ" itself does not have slang meanings, but sometimes the word "ถุงมือขวา" (thǔng mue khwaa) can be used metaphorically to signify a "right-hand man," someone who is highly reliable or trusted, drawing the comparison to how one often favors their right hand for tasks.

Examples of sentences that use "ถุงมือ":

1. เขาใส่ถุงมือเพื่อป้องกันความหนาว.
(Khǎo sài thǔng mue phûa pông gan khwaam nǎao.)
"He wears gloves to protect against the cold."

2. ถุงมือนี้ใหญ่มากสำหรับมือของฉัน.
(Thǔng mue níi yai mâak sǎm ràp mue khǎawng chǎn.)
"These gloves are too large for my hands."

3. เธอลืมถุงมือไว้ที่บ้านหรือเปล่า?
(Thoe luem thǔng mue wái thîi bâan rue plào?)
"Did you forget your gloves at home?"

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