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| ขนลุก khohnR lookH |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ขน-ลุก |
| IPA | kʰǒn lúk |
| Royal Thai General System | khon luk |
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | goosebumps; goose pimples; gooseflesh | ||
| components |  ขน  | khohnR | [of the body, but not the head, of a human] hair |
| ลุก | lookH | to rise; stand up; get up; arise | |
| sample sentences | คุณรู้สึกขนลุกตรงท้ายทอย จนหายใจไม่ทั่วท้อง เม็ดเหงื่อผุดขึ้นมาบนหน้าผาก  khoonM ruuH seukL khohnR lookH dtrohngM thaaiH thaawyM johnM haaiR jaiM maiF thuaaF thaawngH metH ngeuuaL phootL kheunF maaM bohnM naaF phaakL "You feel the hair standing up on the back you your neck so that you can hardly breathe; beads of sweat break out on your brow." | ||
| 2. [verb] | |||
| definition | to get goosebumps | ||
| components | ขน | khohnR | [of the body, but not the head, of a human] hair |
| ลุก | lookH | to rise; stand up; get up; arise | |
| sample sentence | ตาพวนปรายตามองชาวบ้านหลายร้อยคนที่กำลังนั่งบ้างยืนบ้างอยู่หน้าแล้วทำให้แกรู้สึกฮึกเหิมขึ้นจนขนลุกชัน dtaaM phuaanM bpraaiM dtaaM maawngM chaaoM baanF laaiR raawyH khohnM theeF gamM langM nangF baangF yeuunM baangF yuuL naaF laaeoH thamM haiF gaaeM ruuH seukL heukH heermR kheunF johnM khohnR lookH chanM "Phruan looked around at the hundreds of villagers who were sitting and standing around in front of him and it made him feel so energized that his hairs stood on end." | ||
| 3. น่าขนลุก naaF khohnR lookH [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] frightening, terrifying, scary, horrible; makes one’s hair stand up with fright | ||
| components | น่า | naaF | [a prefix to a verb or adjective indicating a likely or probable state, as in the English suffix] "-able" |
| ขน | khohnR | [of the body, but not the head, of a human] hair | |
| ลุก | lookH | to rise; stand up; get up; arise | |
| sample sentence | |||
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