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| รี reeM |  |
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| 1. | oblong; oval |
| 2. | to wait for; delay |
| 3. | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] "re-", the English prefix |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | รี |
| IPA | riː |
| Royal Thai General System | ri |
| 1. [adjective] | |||
| definition | oblong; oval | ||
| categories | |||
| examples | วงรี  | wohngM reeM | oval; ellipse; elliptical |
| กลมรี | glohmM reeM | [is] oval | |
| sample sentences | |||
เช้าวันรุ่งขึ้น ขณะลูกเขยออกจากประตูบ้าน ก็เห็นรถ เฟอร์รารี สีแดงคันงามจอดอยู่หน้าประตูบ้าน พร้อมข้อความติดอยู่ที่หน้ากระจกรถ chaaoH wanM roongF kheunF khaL naL luukF kheeuyR aawkL jaakL bpraL dtuuM baanF gaawF henR rohtH fuuhrM raaM reeM seeR daaengM khanM ngaamM jaawtL yuuL naaF bpraL dtuuM baanF phraawmH khaawF khwaamM dtitL yuuL theeF naaF graL johkL rohtH "The next morning when [the third] son-in-law came out of the house he saw a beautiful, red Ferrari parked at his door along with a note on the windshield." | |||
| 2. [verb] | |||
| definition | to wait for; delay | ||
| examples | รีรอ | reeM raawM | to delay; to hesitate; to wait (for); to pause; to hold back |
| รี ๆ รอ ๆ | reeM reeM raawM raawM | [is] hesitant; uncertain; wavering; reluctant | |
| หันรีหันขวาง | hanR reeM hanR khwaangR | to be paralyzed or frozen in place with indecision; to turn back and forth indecisively | |
| 3. [prefix, loanword, English] | |||
| definition | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] "re-", the English prefix | ||
| example | รีเทิร์น | reeM theernM | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "return"] |
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