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เหน็บ nepL |
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1. | [is] numb; tingling |
2. | to jab; to stick (i.e. a knife); to stab at; to pierce; to thrust |
3. | [fig.] to make piercing remarks or jabs; to carp, snipe, or insult; to make indignant or sarcastic remarks |
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Phonemic Thai | เหฺน็บ |
IPA | nèp |
Royal Thai General System | nep |
1.  [adjective] | |||
definition | [is] numb; tingling | ||
examples | โรคเหน็บชา | ro:hkF nepL chaaM | beriberi, a nervous system disease caused by thiamine (vitamin B1 deficiency) |
หนาวเหน็บ | naaoR nepL | to shiver; tremble | |
เหน็บชา | nepL chaaM | to have a feeling of pins and needles; feel a tingling or prickling sensation | |
2.  [verb] | |||
definition | to jab; to stick (i.e. a knife); to stab at; to pierce; to thrust | ||
example | เหน็บท้าย | nepL thaaiH | to attach |
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as a suffix | กระเบนเหน็บ | graL baehnM nepL | the lumbar or small of the back |
3.  [verb, figurative] | |||
definition | [fig.] to make piercing remarks or jabs; to carp, snipe, or insult; to make indignant or sarcastic remarks | ||
examples | เหน็บแนม | nepL naaemM | to mock; carp at; satirize; ridicule |
เหน็บแนม | nepL naaemM | [is] sarcastic; insolent; contemptuous; insulting; snide; ridiculing | |