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| ข่มขวัญ khohmL khwanR |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ข่ม-ขฺวัน |
| IPA | kʰòm kʰwǎn |
| Royal Thai General System | khom khwan |
| [verb, transitive] | |||
| definition | to terrorize; frighten; scare | ||
| components | ข่ม  | khohmL | to oppress; exert control over; to persecute |
| ขวัญ | khwanR | morale; fortune; luck; courage; heart; spirit; prosperity; merit | |
| synonyms | ข่มขู่ | khohmL khuuL | to threaten; to bully; to intimidate; to terrorize; to menace |
| ขู่ | khuuL | to scare; threaten | |
| ขู่เข็ญ | khuuL khenR | to threaten | |
| คุกคาม | khookH khaamM | to threaten [an area] | |
| sample sentences | |||
แมงมุมที่ตีหน้าอกตัวเองกับกำแพงหรือผนังเพื่อให้เกิดเสียงดังนั้น เป็นพฤติกรรมธรรมชาติในการข่มขวัญศัตรูหรือภัยคุกคาม maaengM moomM theeF dteeM naaF ohkL dtuaaM aehngM gapL gamM phaaengM reuuR phaL nangR pheuuaF haiF geertL siiangR dangM nanH bpenM phreuH dtiL gamM thamM maH chaatF naiM gaanM khohmL khwanR satL dtruuM reuuR phaiM khookH khaamM "Spiders beating their chests on a wall to produce large noises is a natural phenomenon to intimidate and threaten their enemies." | |||
เมื่อเห็นสิ่งแปลกปลอมเยี่ยมกรายเข้ามา ก็จะเอาตัวเองกระแทกกับฝาไม้ เพื่อให้เกิดเสียงดังข่มขวัญศัตรู meuuaF henR singL bplaaekL bplaawmM yiiamF graaiM khaoF maaM gaawF jaL aoM dtuaaM aehngM graL thaaekF gapL faaR maaiH pheuuaF haiF geertL siiangR dangM khohmL khwanR satL dtruuM "When [the spider] sees something strange pass by, it beats itself against the wooden wall so as to make loud noises to frighten its enemy or ward off danger." | |||
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