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| ลิ้น linH |  |
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| 1. | ลิ้น | linH | tongue |
| 2. | ลิ้น | linH | reed; valve |
| 3. | ลิ้นหัวใจ | linH huaaR jaiM | heart valve |
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| Phonemic Thai | ลิ้น |
| IPA | lín |
| Royal Thai General System | lin |
1.  [noun] | |||
| definition | tongue | ||
| categories | |||
| examples | ลิ้นชัก  | linH chakH | [of desk, dresser, cabinet] a drawer |
| ลิ้นขัด | linH khatL | tongue-tied | |
| ลิ้นลม | linH lohmM | artful speech; eloquence | |
| ปลายลิ้น | bplaaiM linH | tip of the tongue; back of the tongue | |
| เล่นลิ้น | lenF linH | to quibble; equivocate | |
| พลิกลิ้น | phlikH linH | to break (one's) promise; to fail to do as (one) agreed | |
| ปลาลิ้นหมา | bplaaM linH maaR | tongue sole, genus Cynoglossus | |
| พูดลิ้นไก่สั้น | phuutF linH gaiL sanF | to speak like a drunken person; to speak in an unclear manner | |
| ตวัดลิ้น | dtaL watL linH | to quibble; equivocate; be evasive | |
| ตวัดลิ้น | dtaL watL linH | to wag one's tongue | |
| แลบลิ้น | laaepF linH | to stick out one's tongue | |
| ลิ้นห้อย | linH haawyF | [is] exhausted; tuckered out; so tired that one's tongue is hanging out | |
| ดีกว่าลิ้นเลียบันได | deeM gwaaL linH liiaM banM daiM | [is] not delicious; barely palatable; aweful tasting | |
| เสียงข้างลิ้น | siiangR khaangF linH | [linguistics] laterals (l-, y-) | |
| ลิ้นคับปาก | linH khapH bpaakL | [is] tongue-tied; unable to speak comfortably; inarticulate | |
| ลิ้นทอง | linH thaawngM | to speak well; speak articulately | |
| sample sentences | |||
เขานั่งมองโทรศัพท์มือถือรุ่นใหม่ล่าสุด ตั้งแต่ซื้อมายังใช้ไม่คุ้มค่า นอกจากแลบลิ้นปลิ้นตาถ่ายรูปอยู่คนเดียว khaoR nangF maawngM tho:hM raH sapL meuuM theuuR roonF maiL laaF sootL dtangF dtaaeL seuuH maaM yangM chaiH maiF khoomH khaaF naawkF jaakL laaepF linH bplinF dtaaM thaaiL ruupF yuuL khohnM diaaoM "He sat looking at his telephone which was the latest model; after he had purchased it, he had never used it so as to justify its price, other than taking his picture while sticking his tongue out and making funny faces." | |||
ผมค้นพบแล้วว่ารสชาติอาหารไม่ได้ขึ้นอยู่กับ "ลิ้น" เพียงอย่างเดียว phohmR khohnH phohpH laaeoH waaF rohtH chaatF aaM haanR maiF daiF kheunF yuuL gapL linH phiiangM yaangL diaaoM "I learned that the taste of food does not depend solely on our tongues." | |||
หมอ(วิศวกร) "ยินดีด้วยครับ ลิ้นคุณเป็นปกติแล้ว ขอเก็บค่ารักษา ๕๐๐ บาทนะครับ" maawR witH saL waH gaawnM yinM deeM duayF khrapH linH khoonM bpenM bpaL gaL dtiL laaeoH khaawR gepL khaaF rakH saaR haaF raawyH baatL naH khrapH "Doctor (the engineer): “Congratulations! Your tongue is normal again; please pay me the 500 baht fee.” " | |||
| 2. [noun] | |||
| definition | reed; valve | ||
| synonym | ลิ้นวาล์ว | linH waawM | valve (as in a gas line) |
| examples | ลิ้นปี่ | linH bpeeL | [musical] flute reed |
| ลิ้นปี่ | linH bpeeL | xiphisternum; xiphoid process | |
| ลิ้นหัวใจตีบ | linH huaaR jaiM dteepL | mitral stenosis | |
| ลิ้นวาล์ว | linH waawM | valve (as in a gas line) | |
| 3. ลิ้นหัวใจ linH huaaR jaiM [noun] | |||
| definition | heart valve | ||
| classifier | ตัว | dtuaaM | [numerical classifier for digits, number, bodies, shirts, pants, suits, animals, fish, germs, chairs, tables, desks, software title] |
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