กัด

See also: กด

Eastern Lawa

กัด (kat)

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Compare also Lakkia kat⁵⁵, Mon သ္ကိတ် (kit, “to bite”).

กัด • (gàt) (abstract noun การกัด)

to gnash or grind, of the teeth.
to bite: to grip or hold with the teeth.
to bite: to cut, wound, etc, with the teeth.
to bite: to sting, as does an insect.
to burn, as does a chemical substance.
(figurative) to corrode; to erode.
(slang, usually of dogs, derogatory and offensive if applied to humans) to fight; to quarrel.
(slang) to deal with, follow, or pursue (someone or something) without letting go of (that one or thing).
(slang) to verbally abuse.

กัด • (gàt)

^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎^[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 349

กัด (kat)