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| สัปหงก sapL bpaL ngohkL (24.) |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | สับ-ปะ-หฺงก |
| IPA | sàp pà ŋòk |
| Royal Thai General System | sappangok |
| pronunciation note | 24. The pronunciation of this word illustrates reduplication, where a single written consonant serves as the final consonant of a syllable and is then pronounced again as the initial consonant of the following syllable. | ||
| [verb] | |||
| definition | to nod off while sitting down; doze off | ||
| synonym | สับผงก | sapL phaL ngohkH | to doze; nod off |
| related words | งีบ  | ngeepF | to doze off; nap |
| ม่อย | maawyF | to nap or doze off while doing something else; lose concentration | |
ม่อยหลับ | maawyF lapL | to doze off; fall asleep | |
| หน้าม่อย | naaF maawyF | to doze off as one's chin falls to one's chest | |
| หลับใน | lapL naiM | to unintentionally doze off while sitting down, often with open eyes; lose concentration due to being over-tired. | |
| sample sentences | พอเศรษฐกิจฝืดเคืองร้านค้าต่าง ๆ ก็ซบเซา วัน ๆ พ่อค้าแม่ค้าต่างก็สัปหงกกันเป็นแถว phaawM saehtL thaL gitL feuutL kheuuangM raanH khaaH dtaangL dtaangL gaawF sohpH saoM wanM wanM phaawF khaaH maaeF khaaH dtaangL gaawF sapL bpaL ngohkL ganM bpenM thaaeoR "When economic times are tough and many retail stores suffer financial hardships, even street vendors doze off every day one after the other." | ||
ทั้งขำทั้งสงสาร หนุ่มน้อยเข้าเรียนวันแรก นั่งสัปหงกจนเกือบตกเก้าอี้ thangH khamR thangH sohngR saanR noomL naawyH khaoF riianM wanM raaekF nangF sapL bpaL ngohkL johnM geuuapL dtohkL gaoF eeF "It was both funny and sad; the little boy went to school on his first day and nodded off until he fell off his chair." | |||
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