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| เก็บหอมรอมริบ gepL haawmR raawmM ripH |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เก็บ-หอม-รอม-ริบ |
| IPA | kèp hɔ̌ːm rɔːm ríp |
| Royal Thai General System | kep hom rom rip |
| [verb] | |||
| definition | to save little by little; to build up a fund penny by penny; scrimp and save | ||
| components |  เก็บ  | gepL | to collect; preserve; keep; fetch; pick up (a purse, e.g.) |
| หอม | haawmR | [is] fragrant; aromatic; scented; pleasant-smelling | |
| รอม | raawmM | to save; save up; accumulate | |
| ริบ | ripH | to confiscate; to appropriate | |
| synonyms | เก็บเงินเก็บทอง | gepL ngernM gepL thaawngM | to save up; gather up funds little by little |
| เก็บเล็กผสมน้อย | gepL lekH phaL sohmR naawyH | to save little by little; pick up fragment by fragment; collect | |
| ประสมประสาน | bpraL sohmR bpraL saanR | to accumulate; acquire little by little | |
| antonym | สุรุ่ยสุร่าย | sooL ruyF sooL raaiF | to squander; use wastefully |
| sample sentences | พ่อจึงสู้เก็บหอมรอมริบเพื่อให้ลูกสาวเข้ามหาวิทยาลัยโดยหวังใช้การศึกษาเป็นหมุดหมายในการไต่บันไดชนชั้น phaawF jeungM suuF gepL haawmR raawmM ripH pheuuaF haiF luukF saaoR khaoF maH haaR witH thaH yaaM laiM dooyM wangR chaiH gaanM seukL saaR bpenM mootL maaiR naiM gaanM dtaiL banM daiM chohnM chanH "Her father thus tried to scrimp and save for his daughter to go to the university; he hope to use education as a peg to climb the social latter." | ||
เป็นของรักของหวงที่สู้อุตส่าห์เก็บหอมรอมริบซื้อมาในราคา ๒๕๐๐๐ บาท bpenM khaawngR rakH khaawngR huaangR theeF suuF ootL saaL gepL haawmR raawmM ripH seuuH maaM naiM raaM khaaM saawngR meuunL haaF phanM baatL "[The motorcycle] was his prized possession; he worked hard and scrimped to save 25,000 baht, enough to buy it." | |||
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