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ขยิบ khaL yipL |
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1. | to wink; to blink; to twinkle |
2. | suddenly; at once; in a wink; in an instant |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ขะ-หฺยิบ |
IPA | kʰà jìp |
Royal Thai General System | khayip |
1.  [verb] | |||
definition | to wink; to blink; to twinkle | ||
related word | กระพริบ | graL phripH | to blink; to wink; to twinkle |
examples | ขยิบตา | khaL yipL dtaaM | [of a male gesture] to wink with one eye |
ปากว่าตาขยิบ | bpaakL waaF dtaaM khaL yipL | to say one thing and mean another; to be a hypocrite; to say something with one’s fingers crossed | |
2.  [adverb] | |||
definition | suddenly; at once; in a wink; in an instant | ||
special note |
This word contains an initial consonant cluster which follows the general clustered consonant tone rule. This
is the common case for clusters in which:
For more details, please check the following resources:
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