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| ทาย thaaiM |  |
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| 1. | to foretell; prophesy; predict; guess |
| 2. | [of a problem] to solve; to answer |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ทาย |
| IPA | tʰaːj |
| Royal Thai General System | thai |
1.  [verb] | |||
| definition | to foretell; prophesy; predict; guess | ||
| synonyms | คาดการณ์ | khaatF gaanM | to speculate; to surmise; anticipate |
| คาดการณ์ล่วงหน้า | khaatF gaanM luaangF naaF | to predict; foresee; forecast; foretell | |
| ทำนายทายทัก | thamM naaiM thaaiM thakH | to foretell; predict; prophesy | |
พยากรณ์  | phaH yaaM gaawnM | to forecast; to predict; to prophesize | |
| related words | กะ | gaL | guess; rough estimate |
| เก็ง | gengM | to surmise, to guess or estimate, to assume or presume | |
| คะเน | khaH naehM | to guess; to surmise; to conjecture; to estimate; to speculate; to approximate | |
| คาด | khaatF | to expect; calculate; reckon; foresee | |
| คาดคะเน | khaatF khaH naehM | to guess; to surmise; to conjecture; to estimate; to speculate; to approximate | |
| เดา | daoM | to estimate; conjecture; or guess | |
| ประมาณ | bpraL maanM | to estimate; to approximate; to guess | |
| ประมาณการ | bpraL maanM gaanM | to estimate | |
| ประมาณเอา | bpraL maanM aoM | estimate | |
| ประเมิน | bpraL meernM | to evaluate; appraise | |
| ประเมินค่า | bpraL meernM khaaF | evaluate; appraise | |
| อนุมาน | aL nooH maanM | to surmise; to estimate; to deduce; to expect; to reckon; to conjecture | |
| examples | ทายดู | thaaiM duuM | to guess |
| ทักทาย | thakH thaaiM | to greet | |
| ทำนายทายทัก | thamM naaiM thaaiM thakH | to foretell; predict; prophesy | |
| เสี่ยงทาย | siiangL thaaiM | to cast lots (to tell one's fortune) | |
| ทายใจ | thaaiM jaiM | to guess what someone is thinking; figure out what's on someone's mind | |
| sample sentences | |||
หมอดูทายฉันว่าจะมีเคราะห์ร้ายเร็ว ๆ นี้ maawR duuM thaaiM chanR waaF jaL meeM khrawH raaiH reoM neeH "The fortune teller told me that I would experience misfortune in the near future." | |||
| 2. [verb] | |||
| definition | [of a problem] to solve; to answer | ||
| examples | ท้าทาย | thaaH thaaiM | to challenge to a duel or fight; to dare; to defy |
| คำทาย | khamM thaaiM | [a word game of guessing] What is? | |
| การท้าทาย | gaanM thaaH thaaiM | challenge | |
| ความท้าทาย | khwaamM thaaH thaaiM | [a] challenge | |
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