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| เหว haayoR (19.) |  |
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| 1. | valley |
| 2. | abyss; chasm; gorge |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เหว |
| IPA | hěːw |
| Royal Thai General System | heo |
| pronunciation note | 19. Note that consonant ห is not functioning as หอ นำ  (i.e., is not silent and indicating tone) in the pronunciation of this word, as it usually might be. | ||
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | valley | ||
| classifier | แห่ง | haengL | [numerical classifier for locations] |
| synonyms | หว่าง | waangL | valley |
| หว่างเขา | waangL khaoR | valley | |
| หุบ | hoopL | valley | |
| หุบเขา | hoopL khaoR | valley | |
| examples | หุบเหว | hoopL haayoR | valley; ravine; vale |
| หุบห้วยเหวเขา | hoopL huayF haayoR khaoR | hills and valleys; hill and dale | |
| ราวฟ้ากับเหว | raaoM faaH gapL haayoR | [as different] as heaven and the abyss | |
| sample sentence | ดรรชนีความสุขของคนไทยดูจะดิ่งเหวเสียแล้ว เพราะข่าวร้ายต่าง ๆ ประเดประดังเข้ามาอย่างรวดเร็ว datL chaH neeM khwaamM sookL khaawngR khohnM thaiM duuM jaL dingL haayoR siiaR laaeoH phrawH khaaoL raaiH dtaangL dtaangL bpraL daehM bpraL dangM khaoF maaM yaangL ruaatF reoM "The level of happiness of the Thai people seems to plummeted because of the various items of bad news which have come to the fore recently." | ||
| 2. [noun] | |||
| definition | abyss; chasm; gorge | ||
| examples | |||
| ลงเหว | lohngM haayoR | to fall into an abyss; disappear | |
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