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| เงยหน้า ngeeuyM naaF |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เงย-น่า |
| IPA | ŋɤːj nâː |
| Royal Thai General System | ngoei na |
| [verb] | |||
| definition | to look up; lift; raise one's head | ||
| notes | to move one's head from a position where one's chin is on one's chest to the mid position looking straight ahead | ||
| components | เงย  | ngeeuyM | [of one's head] to raise; lift; look upwards |
 หน้า  | naaF | face; front; facade; visage; (to nod) head | |
| antonyms | ก้ม | gohmF | to bend oneself or bow |
ก้มหน้า | gohmF naaF | to bow one's head; bend forward; keep one's head down; persevere | |
| related word | แหงนคอ | ngaaenR khaawM | to crane one's head up |
| example | เงยหน้าอ้าปาก | ngeeuyM naaF aaF bpaakL | to look up; improve one's status; better oneself |
| sample sentences | ถ้าละสายตาจากน้ำที่ท่วมหัวเข่าอยู่เงยหน้ามองออกไปไกล ก็จะเห็นพายุใหญ่ตั้งเค้าดำทะมึนมาแต่ไกล thaaF laH saaiR dtaaM jaakL naamH theeF thuaamF huaaR khaoL yuuL ngeeuyM naaF maawngM aawkL bpaiM glaiM gaawF jaL henR phaaM yooH yaiL dtangF khaaoH damM thaH meunM maaM dtaaeL glaiM "If we take our eyes of the current knee-high flooding, and instead raise our gaze further out, we will see a huge storm looming from afar." | ||
ผมเงยหน้าจากโต๊ะ เห็นขวัญใจในชุดกระโปรงสีแสด เมียงมองจากโต๊ะตรงข้าม phohmR ngeeuyM naaF jaakL dtoH henR khwanR jaiM naiM chootH graL bpro:hngM seeR saaetL miiangM maawngM jaakL dtoH dtrohngM khaamF "I looked up from my desk and saw Kwanjai, wearing her orange skirt suit, peering at me from the desk directly opposite [mine]." | |||
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