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สำออย samR aawyM |
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1. | to pretend to cry or be teary [to gain sympathy] |
2. | to implore; to wheedle; coax; cajole; entice; inveigle; persuade; to beseech in a solicitous manner |
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Phonemic Thai | สำ-ออย |
IPA | sǎm ʔɔːj |
Royal Thai General System | samoi |
1.  [verb, colloquial, sarcastic-humorous] | |||
definition | to pretend to cry or be teary [to gain sympathy] | ||
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related words | บีบน้ำตา | beepL namH dtaaM | to shed or cry crocodile tears |
ร้องไห้ร้องห่ม | raawngH haiF raawngH hohmL | [สะอึกสะอื้น] | |
สะอึกสะอื้น | saL eukL saL euunF | to sob, weep or cry [usually dramatically to gain sympathy] | |
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2.  [verb, intransitive, idiom] | |||
definition | to implore; to wheedle; coax; cajole; entice; inveigle; persuade; to beseech in a solicitous manner | ||
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