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| รัดกุม ratH goomM |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | รัด-กุม |
| IPA | rát kum |
| Royal Thai General System | rat kum |
| 1. [adverb] | |||
| definition | concisely; briefly; succinctly; carefully | ||
| components | รัด  | ratH | to bind up; to strap together or squeeze into a bundle; to squash |
| กุม | goomM | to hold tightly with the hand; to catch hold of; to hold; to seize | |
| examples | รอบคอบและรัดกุม | raawpF khaawpF laeH ratH goomM | [is] complete and comprehensive |
| อย่างอย่างรอบคอบรัดกุม | yaangL yaangL raawpF khaawpF ratH goomM | completely and comprehensively; thoroughly; from stem to stern | |
| 2. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] circumspect; be cautious | ||
| components | รัด | ratH | to bind up; to strap together or squeeze into a bundle; to squash |
| กุม | goomM | to hold tightly with the hand; to catch hold of; to hold; to seize | |
| sample sentence | ก้าวต่อไปที่เราจะเดิน ก็จะต้องรัดกุมแล้วก็ยืนอยู่บนพื้นฐานของความปลอดภัย gaaoF dtaawL bpaiM theeF raoM jaL deernM gaawF jaL dtawngF ratH goomM laaeoH gaawF yeuunM yuuL bohnM pheuunH thaanR khaawngR khwaamM bplaawtL phaiM "The next steps for us are that we must be cautious and base our actions on safety first." | ||
| 3. อย่างรัดกุม yaangL ratH goomM [adverb] | |||
| definition | carefully, precisely | ||
| components | อย่าง | yaangL | [a prefix acting like the English suffix] -ly [creating an adverb from an adjective] way; in the (following) particular way |
| รัด | ratH | to bind up; to strap together or squeeze into a bundle; to squash | |
| กุม | goomM | to hold tightly with the hand; to catch hold of; to hold; to seize | |
| sample sentence | บริษัท ๆ จะให้ความสำคัญในการคัดกรองการเข้ามาเป็นพนักงานอย่างอย่างรัดกุมต่อไป baawM riH satL jaL haiF khwaamM samR khanM naiM gaanM khatH graawngM gaanM khaoF maaM bpenM phaH nakH ngaanM yaangL yaangL ratH goomM dtaawL bpaiM "The company will in the future give greater importance to the careful screening of individuals who seek to become employees." | ||
| 4. [adjective, adverb] | |||
| definition | tightly-fitting; watertight | ||
| components | รัด | ratH | to bind up; to strap together or squeeze into a bundle; to squash |
| กุม | goomM | to hold tightly with the hand; to catch hold of; to hold; to seize | |
| sample sentence | นี้เป็นเรื่องที่รัฐบาลซึ่งเป็นผู้ตัดสินใจขั้นสูงสุด จะต้องชั่งน้ำหนักผลดีผลเสียทุกอย่างให้รอบคอบรัดกุม neeH bpenM reuuangF theeF ratH thaL baanM seungF bpenM phuuF dtatL sinR jaiM khanF suungR sootL jaL dtawngF changF namH nakL phohnR deeM phohnR siiaR thookH yaangL haiF raawpF khaawpF ratH goomM "This is an issue regarding which the government, as the ultimate decision-maker, needs to carefully weigh all the advantages and disadvantages from every angle." | ||
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