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| ขยับขยาย khaL yapL khaL yaaiR |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ขะ-หฺยับ-ขะ-หฺยาย |
| IPA | kʰà jàp kʰà jǎːj |
| Royal Thai General System | khayap khayai |
| [verb] | |||
| definition | to move and expand or improve; enlarge; | ||
| notes | This verb has the sense of expanding as part of a betterment. | ||
| components | ขยับ  | khaL yapL | to move oneself; to move about; to reposition one's body; to budge |
 ขยาย | khaL yaaiR | to expand; enlarge; amplify; inflate; magnify | |
| sample sentence | ขยับขยายจนกลายเป็นสวนยางที่พร้อมจะให้ผลผลิตบนพื้นที่ถึงเกือบห้าสิบไร่  khaL yapL khaL yaaiR johnM glaaiM bpenM suaanR yaangM theeF phraawmH jaL haiF phohnR phaL litL bohnM pheuunH theeF theungR geuuapL haaF sipL raiF "He expanded [his holdings] until he had a productive rubber plantation extending some fifty rai." | ||
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