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| อับ apL |  |
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| 1. | อับ | apL | a cassette |
| 2. | อับ | apL | [is] smelly; stinky; foul-smelling |
| 3. | อับ | apL | [is at a] dead-end; at an impasse |
| 4. | อับ | apL | without |
| 5. | อับ | apL | unfortunately; unluckily |
| 6. | อับ | apL | leeward; stuffy; windless; sultry; sweltering; stifling |
| 7. | มุมอับ | moomM apL | unventilated corner |
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| Phonemic Thai | อับ |
| IPA | ʔàp |
| Royal Thai General System | ap |
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | a cassette | ||
| categories | |||
| synonym | ตลับ  | dtaL lapL | small; round flat case; small box |
| 2. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] smelly; stinky; foul-smelling | ||
| synonyms | เหม็นอับ | menR apL | smelly; stinking |
| อับชื้น | apL cheuunH | [is] smelly; stinking | |
| examples | เหม็นอับ | menR apL | smelly; stinking |
| อับโชค | apL cho:hkF | [is] unlucky; unfortunate | |
| อับชื้น | apL cheuunH | [is] musty; dank; fusty; stuffy | |
| กลิ่นอับ | glinL apL | bad smell; stuffy smell; foul smell | |
| sample sentences | |||
พื้นที่ใต้ทางด่วนเลยเป็นจุดอับ จุดบอด เหมาะสำหรับผู้ก่อการร้ายในเมืองยิ่งนัก pheuunH theeF dtaiF thaangM duaanL leeuyM bpenM jootL apL jootL baawtL mawL samR rapL phuuF gaawL gaanM raaiH naiM meuuangM yingF nakH "The areas under the highways are thus dank and dark, becoming more attractive for urban bandits." | |||
อนุชาเป็นเด็กดีที่ไม่เอาไหนที่สุดคนหนึ่ง ไม่สนใจการเรียน สวมเสื้อผ้าอับ ๆ ยับยู่ยี่ ผมเผ้าหรือก็ไม่เคยเจอหวีเลย aL nooH chaaM bpenM dekL deeM theeF maiF aoM naiR theeF sootL khohnM neungL maiF sohnR jaiM gaanM riianM suaamR seuuaF phaaF apL yapH yuuF yeeF phohmR phaoF reuuR gaawF maiF kheeuyM juuhrM weeR leeuyM "Anucha was a good kid, but the most useless kid you could ask for; he was not interesting in school; he wore smelly, wrinkled clothes. As for his hair? It had never been combed." | |||
| 3. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is at a] dead-end; at an impasse | ||
| synonym | ตัน | dtanM | [is] blocked (road, pipe, sink); solid; choked; clogged |
| example | ตกอับ | dtohkL apL | to fall into misfortune; to have a streak of bad luck |
| 4. [adverb] | |||
| definition | without | ||
| synonym | ไม่มี | maiF meeM | there is not; without |
| example | ด้านอับลม | daanF apL lohmM | the leeward side |
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| 5. [adverb] | |||
| definition | unfortunately; unluckily | ||
| synonyms | กระเป๋าอู๋สตางค์บ๊อ | graL bpaoR uuR saL dtaangM baawH | [is] penniless; poor; poverty stricken |
| ขัดสน | khatL sohnR | [is] needy; in need of | |
| ขาดแคลน | khaatL khlaaenM | [is] lacking of; short of; deficient | |
| เข็ญใจ | khenR jaiM | [is] poor; miserable | |
 จน | johnM | [most commonly used term] [is] poor; penniless; having nothing; impoverished | |
| ตกต่ำ | dtohkL dtamL | [is] in decline; be depressed; in recession | |
| ถังแตก | thangR dtaaekL | [is] broke; without money | |
| ทุคตะ | thookH khaH dtaL | [is] poor; distressed; wretched; indigent | |
| ฝืดเคือง | feuutL kheuuangM | [is] in distress; hard-pressed (for money); difficult; | |
| ฝืดเคือง | feuutL kheuuangM | [is] out of money; flat broke | |
| ยากเข็ญ | yaakF khenR | [is] in extreme poverty; difficulty | |
| ยากจน | yaakF johnM | [is] destitute, penniless, financially or materially poor [commonly used term] | |
| ยากจนข้นแค้น | yaakF johnM khohnF khaaenH | [is] extremely destitute, impoverished, poverty-stricken and needy | |
| ยากแค้น | yaakF khaaenH | [is] impoverish; poor; indigent; impecunious; destitute; needy; penniless | |
| สิ้นไร้ไม้ตอก | sinF raiH maaiH dtaawkL | [is] impoverished; indigent | |
| ไส้เป็นน้ำเหลือง | saiF bpenM naamH leuuangR | [is] impovershed | |
| อนาถา | aL naaM thaaR | [is] destitute; impoverished; pauperized; homeless | |
| อัตคัด | atL dtaL khatH | destitute; penniless; down and out; impoverished; indigent; insolvent; moneyless; penurious; poor; poverty-stricken | |
| อับจน | apL johnM | [is] impoverished; be poverty-stricken; be poor | |
| antonym | เจริญก้าวหน้า | jaL reernM gaaoF naaF | to progress; advance; go forward; develop; move ahead |
| 6. [adjective] | |||
| definition | leeward; stuffy; windless; sultry; sweltering; stifling | ||
| synonyms | อบ | ohpL | [is] stuffy; sultry; sweltering; stifling |
| อบอ้าว | ohpL aaoF | [of the weather] stuffy; sweltering; humid | |
| antonym | โปร่ง | bpro:hngL | [is] airy; clear; transparent; spacious |
| 7. มุมอับ moomM apL [noun] | |||
| definition | unventilated corner | ||
| classifier | ที่ | theeF | [numerical classifier for a location; a place, altar, armed forces, ashtray, beach, bridge, brothel, bruise, burn on skin, insect bites, breakfast cereals] [formal classifier for meals] |
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