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| ขำ khamR |  |
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| 1. | [is] amused or amusing; funny |
| 2. | [of human appearances] attractive; cute; handsome [usually preceded by  งาม  or คม ] |
| 3. | to laugh; amuse; giggle; snicker; snigger; titter |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ขำ |
| IPA | kʰǎm |
| Royal Thai General System | kham |
| 1. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] amused or amusing; funny | ||
| categories | |||
| related words | ขบขัน | khohpL khanR | [is] amusing; funny; be amused; humorous; amusing |
| ขัน | khanR | [is] amused; amusing; funny; jocular; comic; comical; humourous; laughable; ridiculous | |
ขำขัน | khamR khanR | comical; funny | |
| ตลก | dtaL lohkL | [is] funny; comedic | |
| หัว | huaaR | to laugh; to giggle; to chuckle | |
| หัวร่อ | huaaR raawF | [a variation of หัวเราะ ] to laugh | |
| หัวเราะ | huaaR rawH | to laugh | |
| หัวเราะก๊าก | huaaR rawH gaakH | to burst into a loud guffaw | |
| หัวเราะกิ๊ก | huaaR rawH gikH | to emit a suppressed laugh | |
| หัวเราะคิก | huaaR rawH khikH | to giggle | |
| ฮา | haaM | to guffaw | |
| examples | ขำขัน | khamR khanR | comical; funny |
| น่าขำ! | naaF khamR | [is] funny; musing; amused; to feel amused; cockamamy | |
| ขำกลิ้ง | khamR glingF | to roll on the floor laughing; find something really funny; hilarious; ROLF | |
| ขำแตก | khamR dtaaekL | to laugh out loud; find something very funny | |
| แค่ขำ ๆ | khaaeF khamR | [is] just for fun | |
| มุกขำ | mookH khamR | funny prank; humorous joke | |
| sample sentences | บางครั้งก็เป็นมุขตลกตลกขำขันที่เล่นกี่ครั้ง ๆ ก็ไม่ขำ และบางครั้งก็เป็นแค่การตอกย้ำภาพจำบางอย่างของสังคม baangM khrangH gaawF bpenM mookH dtaL lohkL dtaL lohkL khamR khanR theeF lenF geeL khrangH gaawF maiF khamR laeH baangM khrangH gaawF bpenM khaaeF gaanM dtaawkL yaamH phaapF jamM baangM yaangL khaawngR sangR khohmM "Sometimes it is a small joke that is played over and over again that it is no longer funny; and sometimes it is just an incessantly repeated memory within our society." | ||
คุยกันไปคุยกันมาจู่ ๆ ก็นึกขำ khuyM ganM bpaiM khuyM ganM maaM juuL juuL gaawF neukH khamR "We chatted back and forth; suddenly it all seemed so funny." | |||
ผมหัวเราะตัวโยน "ไอ้หมวกแก๊ปทหารยิ่งน่าตลกเข้าไปใหญ่ แค่เห็นหน้าหมวกก็ขำแล้ว ดูสิ หน้าบึ้งตลอดเวลาเหมือนโรคจิต นั่น ๆ" phohmR huaaR rawH dtuaaM yo:hnM aiF muaakL gaaepH thaH haanR yingF naaF dtaL lohkL khaoF bpaiM yaiL khaaeF henR naaF muaakL gaawF khamR laaeoH duuM siL naaF beungF dtaL laawtL waehM laaM meuuanR ro:hkF jitL nanF "I rocked back and forth with laughter, “The army cap is the funniest of all. Just looking at the front of the cap is amusing. See? It seems to be frowning all the time like it is demented.” " | |||
ทั้งขำทั้งสงสาร หนุ่มน้อยเข้าเรียนวันแรก นั่งสัปหงกจนเกือบตกเก้าอี้ thangH khamR thangH sohngR saanR noomL naawyH khaoF riianM wanM raaekF nangF sapL bpaL ngohkL johnM geuuapL dtohkL gaoF eeF "It was both funny and sad; the little boy went to school on his first day and nodded off until he fell off his chair." | |||
อย่าเครียด อย่าจริงจังมาก ดูขำ ๆ ไปเรื่อย ๆ แล้วค่อยจริงจังตอนเข้าคูหา yaaL khriiatF yaaL jingM jangM maakF duuM khamR bpaiM reuuayF laaeoH khaawyF jingM jangM dtaawnM khaoF khuuM haaR "Don't worry or take life too seriously. Always take things light-heartedly. You can be serious when you're in the voting booth." | |||
ผมรู้สึกขำขื่น ลูบคลำปืนในอุ้งมือที่เย็นเฉียบ "หัวหน้าไม่กลัวตายมั่งรึ" phohmR ruuH seukL khamR kheuunL luupF khlamM bpeuunM naiM oongF meuuM theeF yenM chiiapL huaaR naaF maiF gluaaM dtaaiM mangF reuH "I felt both giddy and bitter, cradling and fondling the rifle in my ice-cold palms, "Is my boss really not afraid of dying?"" | |||
| 2. | |||
| definition | [of human appearances] attractive; cute; handsome [usually preceded by งาม or คม ] | ||
| 3. [verb] | |||
| definition | to laugh; amuse; giggle; snicker; snigger; titter | ||
| synonyms | หัวร่อ | huaaR raawF | [a variation of หัวเราะ ] to laugh |
| หัวเราะ | huaaR rawH | to laugh | |
| sample sentence | หัวเราะก็ไม่ได้ ขำก็ไม่ได้ ย้ายที่หมวกก็ไม่ได้ ประเทศนี้อยู่ยากจริง ๆ huaaR rawH gaawF maiF daiF khamR gaawF maiF daiF yaaiH theeF muaakL gaawF maiF daiF bpraL thaehtF neeH yuuL yaakF jingM "We can’t laugh; we can’t make jokes; we can’t even move the hats around. It’s really tough to live in this country!" | ||
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