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| หนักหน่วง nakL nuaangL |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | หฺนัก-หฺน่วง |
| IPA | nàk nùːaŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | nak nuang |
| 1. [adverb] | |||
| definition | severely; heavily; seriously | ||
| components |  หนัก  | nakL | [of a medical condition or other problem] [is] serious |
| หน่วง | nuaangL | to delay; hinder; hold back; retard; detain | |
| synonyms | ครัน | khranM | very; much; many; quite; really |
| จริง | jingM | truthful; truthfully; really?; true; real; serious; no-nonsense; well; so | |
| แท้ | thaaeH | [is] genuine; real; true | |
| นัก | nakH | extremely; intensely; very | |
| สาหัสสากัน | saaR hatL saaR ganM | extremely; severely | |
| สาหัสสากรรจ์ | saaR hatL saaR ganM | seriously; very severe; grievous; severely | |
| หนักหนา | nakL naaR | with very extremely excess; to a serious extreme | |
| หนา | naaR | [paired with นัก to mean] very much | |
| example | กระหน่ำซ้ำหนักหนักหน่วง | graL namL samH nakL nakL nuaangL | to beat severely; beat unmercifully |
| sample sentences | โครงการดังกล่าวจะเป็นการพลิกโฉมหน้าของการดำรงชีวิตและเศรษฐกิจไทย หรือ จะเป็นโครงการที่ก่อหนี้สินมหาศาลอันจะเป็นภาระหนักหน่วงสาหัสสำหรับลูกหลานในอนาคต khro:hngM gaanM dangM glaaoL jaL bpenM gaanM phlikH cho:hmR naaF khaawngR gaanM damM rohngM cheeM witH laeH saehtL thaL gitL thaiM reuuR jaL bpenM khro:hngM gaanM theeF gaawL neeF sinR maH haaR saanR anM jaL bpenM phaaM raH nakL nuaangL saaR hatL samR rapL luukF laanR naiM aL naaM khohtH This project will either turn out to be a visible shift in the life and economy of Thailand or it will be a project which creates an enormous debt which will become a heavy burden to be passed down to our children and grandchildren in the future. | ||
| 2. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] severe; serious | ||
| components | หนัก | nakL | [of a medical condition or other problem] [is] serious |
| หน่วง | nuaangL | to delay; hinder; hold back; retard; detain | |
| synonyms | คอขาด | khaawM khaatL | [is] serious; critcal |
| คอขาดบาดตาย | khaawM khaatL baatL dtaaiM | [is] serious; fatal; critical; in grave danger; a matter of life and death | |
| เป็นเอามาก | bpenM aoM maakF | [is] serious; severe; critical; acute | |
| เอาจริงเอาจัง | aoM jingM aoM jangM | [is] serious; in earnest; stern; austere; rigid | |
| related words | ถึงลูกถึงคน | theungR luukF theungR khohnM | [is] strong enough; forceful |
| ร้ายแรง | raaiH raaengM | [is] serious; major; severe; harsh | |
| รุนแรง | roonM raaengM | [is] forceful; harsh; violent; serious; severe; strong; radical; extreme | |
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