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| เขากุมอำนาจการเมืองไว้อย่างเหนียวแน่นแม้ว่าสังขารจะไม่ค่อยเอื้ออำนวยก็ตามที khaoR goomM amM naatF gaanM meuuangM waiH yaangL niaaoR naaenF maaeH waaF sangR khaanR jaL maiF khaawyF euuaF amM nuayM gaawF dtaamM theeM |  |
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| Phonemic Thai | เขา-กุม-อำ-นาด-กาน-เมือง-ไว้-หฺย่าง-เหฺนียว-แน่น-แม้-ว่า-สัง-ขาน-จะ-ไม่-ค่อย-เอื้อ-อำ-นวย-ก้อ-ตาม-ที |
| IPA | kʰǎw kum ʔam nâːt kaːn mɯːaŋ wáj jàːŋ nǐːaw nɛ̂ːn mɛ́ː wâː sǎŋ kʰǎːn tɕàʔ mâj kʰɔ̂ːj ʔɯ̂ːa ʔam nuaj kɔ̂ː taːm tʰiː |
| Royal Thai General System | khao kum amnat kan mueang wai yang niao naen mae wa sangkhan cha mai khoi uea amnuai ko tam thi |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "He firmly maintained political control despite shaky health." | ||
| components |  เขา  | khaoR | [3rd person singular or plural pronoun] he; she; him; her; they; them |
กุมอำนาจ | goomM amM naatF | to seize power; hold power; wield power | |
| การเมือง | gaanM meuuangM | politics | |
| ไว้ | waiH | [adverbial word that helps reinforce the meaning of the main verb] | |
| อย่าง | yaangL | [a prefix acting like the English suffix] -ly [creating an adverb from an adjective] way; in the (following) particular way | |
| เหนียวแน่น | niaaoR naaenF | [is] firm; tight; close-fisted | |
| แม้ว่า | maaeH waaF | although; though; even though; even if | |
| สังขารจะไม่ค่อยเอื้ออำนวย | sangR khaanR jaL maiF khaawyF euuaF amM nuayM | [is] unhealthy; too old to do something | |
| ก็ตามที | gaawF dtaamM theeM | somehow; whatever; however | |
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