similar sounding | àËÅç¡ |
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1.  [attributive verb]
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| definition | [is] small; tiny; fine; little
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| antonyms | ÁËÖÁÒ | maH heuL maaM | immense; huge; enormous; gigantic; great |
ãËè  | yaiL | [is] big; large; huge; major; enormous; extensive; sizeable |
| related words | ˹èÍ  | naawyL | [word used to soften the meaning of a sentence] "...a bit" — "...somewhat" — "...to some extent" |
¹éÍ  | naawyH | [is] little; small; minor; tiny; less; few; slight; a little bit; a small amount |
µéÍ  | dtaawyF | tiny |
| examples | ¡Øé§µÑÇàÅç¡  | goongF dtuaaM lekH | small shrimp |
à¡çºàÅ硼ÊÁ¹éÍÂ | gepL lekH phaL sohmR naawyH | to save little by little; pick up fragment by fragment; collect |
¢ÇÒ¹àÅç¡  | khwaanR lekH | hatchet |
à¢çÁËÁØ´ËÑÇàÅç¡  | khemR mootL huaaR lekH | straight pin |
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»Õ§ÙàÅç¡  | bpeeM nguuM lekH | year of the Snake |
à¨éÒµÑÇàÅç¡  | jaoF dtuaaM lekH | baby |
àª×Í¡àÊé¹àÅç¡  | cheuuakF sehnF lekH | string |
à´ç¡àÅç¡   | dekL lekH | small child; small children |
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¶Ñ§àÅç¡ | thangR lekH | keg |
¹¡àÅç¡ÁÕ˹éÒÍ¡ÊÕá´§  | nohkH lekH meeM naaF ohkL seeR daaengM | [describing a] robin |
¹éͧàÅç¡  | naawngH lekH | baby |
ºéÒ¹àÅç¡ | baanF lekH | mistress's house |
¼éÒàªç´µÑǼ׹àÅç¡  | phaaF chetH dtuaaM pheuunR lekH | washcloth |
ÀÙà¢ÒÅÙ¡àÅç¡ | phuuM khaoR luukF lekH | hill |
àÁ×ͧ¢¹Ò´àÅç¡ | meuuangM khaL naatL lekH | small town; village |
áÁÇàÅç¡ | maaeoM lekH | a small cat |
ÅÓäÊéàÅç¡  | lahmM saiF lekH | small intestine |
àÅç¡¡ÇèÒ  | lekH gwaaL | smaller; smaller than |
àÅ硹éÍÂ | lekH naawyH | few; small amount |
àÅ硹Դà´ÕÂÇ  | lekH nitH diaaoM | very tiny; microscopic; very small |
àÅç¡ÁÒ¡ | lekH maakF | minute |
˹ٵÑÇàÅç¡  | nuuR dtuaaM lekH | mouse |
ËéͧàÅç¡ | haawngF lekH | closet; small room |
ËÑÇËÍÁª¹Ô´àÅç¡  | huaaR haawmR chaH nitH lekH | pearl onion |
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sample sentences | ¤ÓÇÔàÈɳìá·é ä´éá¡è¤Ó ´Õ ªÑèÇ ÊÙ§ µèÓ ´Ó ¢ÒÇ ÂÒÇ ÊÑé¹ ãËè àÅç¡ ÏÅÏ khahmM wiH saeht[n]L thaaeH daiF gaaeL khahmM deeM chuaaF suungR dtahmL dahmM khaaoR yaaoM sanF yaiL lekH True modifiers, such as the following words: “good,” “evil,” “high,” “low,” “black,” “white,” “long,” “short,” “big,” “small,” etc. |
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»ÅÒãËè¡Ô¹»ÅÒàÅç¡ bplaaM yaiL ginM bplaaM lekH"Big fish eat little fish." |
ÂÑ¡ÉìãËèäÅèÂÑ¡ÉìàÅç¡ yak[s]H yaiL laiF yak[s]H lekH[tongue twister] "A bigger giant is chasing a smaller giant." |
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ÅѡɳÇÔàÈÉ³ì ¤×ͤÓÇÔàÈɳì·Õè»ÃСͺºÍ¡ÅѡɳеèÒ§ æ àªè¹ ºÍ¡ª¹Ô´, ÊÕ, Êѳ°Ò¹, ¢¹Ò´, àÊÕ§, ÍÒ¡ÒÃ, ¡ÅÔè¹, ÃÊ, ¤ÇÒÁÃÙéÊÖ¡ à»ç¹µé¹ àªè¹ ´Õ, ªÑèÇ, ¢ÒÇ, ´Ó, ¡ÅÁ, ẹ, ãËè, àÅç¡, â¤ÃÁ, à»ÃÕé§, àÃçÇ, ªéÒ, ËÍÁ, àËÁç¹, à»ÃÕéÂÇ, ËÇÒ¹, Ãé͹, àÂç¹ ÏÅÏ lakH saL naL wiH saeht[n]L kheuuM khahmM wiH saeht[n]L theeF bpraL gaawpL baawkL lakH saL naL dtaangL dtaangL chehnF baawkL chaH nitH seeR sanR thaanR khaL naatL siiangR aaM gaanM glinL rohtH khwaamM ruuH seukL bpenM dtohnF chehnF deeM chuaaF khaaoR dahmM glohmM baaenM yaiL lekH khrohmM bpriiangF reoM chaaH haawmR menR bpriaaoF waanR raawnH yenM “Modifiers describing characteristics” which are combined with other words to describe various characteristics, such as describing the type, color, shape, size, sound, symptom, smell, taste, and feel, for example: “good,” “evil,” “white,” “black,” “round,” “flat,” “large,” “small,” “thudding,” “thundering,” “fast, “slow,” “fragrant,” “stinky,” “sour,” “sweet,” “hot,” “cold,” etc. |
áÅзÓãËéÊÕ¼ÔÇᵡµèÒ§¡Ñ¹ä» ¤¹¼ÔÇ¢ÒǹÑé¹ÍÒÀѾ¹Ñ¡ ÁÕàÁç´ÊÕ¢¹Ò´àÅç¡ àÇÅÒ·Õèâ´¹áʧᴴ¨Ñ´·ÓãËé¼ÔÇ˹ѧäËÁé ä´éàÃçÇ laeH thahmM haiF seeR phiuR dtaaekL dtaangL ganM bpaiM khohnM phiuR khaaoR nanH aaM phapH nakH meeM metH seeR khaL naatL lekH waehM laaM theeF dohnM saaengR daaetL jatL thahmM haiF phiuR nangR maiF daiF reoMAnd, (this melanin) makes our skin color different; people with light skin are very unlucky (because) they have small color-spots. When they are exposed to strong sunlight, (the sun) causes their skin to burn quickly. |
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àÍҢǴàÅç¡ÁÒ·Õè¹Õè aoM khuaatL lekH maaM theeF neeF"Bring a small bottle here." |
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2. àÅç¡ æ lekH lekH [attributive verb]
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| definition | [is] very small
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| examples | á¤ÃèàÅ×è͹àÅç¡ æ  | khraaeF leuuanF lekH lekH | sled |
§ÙªÍº¡Ô¹ÊѵÇìàÅç¡ æ à»ç¹ÍÒËÒà nguuM chaawpF ginM sat[w]L lekH lekH bpenM aaM haanRSnakes like to eat small animals for food, |
ªÔé¹ÊèǹàÅç¡ æ | chinH suaanL lekH lekH | a small piece |
µé¹äÁéàÅç¡ æ | dtohnF maaiH lekH lekH | small flora; [i.e.] bushes; plants |
·Ò§à´Ô¹àÅç¡ æ  | thaangM deernM lekH lekH | trail |
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àÅç¡ æ ¹éÍ æ  | lekH lekH naawyH naawyH | [of an object, matter or issue] little; small; trifling; trivial; insignificant |
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3. àÅç¡·ÕèÊØ´ lekH theeF sootL [adjective]
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| definition | smallest
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4.  [proper noun, person]
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| definition | Lek [a common Thai nickname]
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sample sentence | ÊÇÑÊ´Õ¤ÃѺ ¤Ø³àÅç¡ saL watL deeM khrapH khoonM lekH"Hello, Mr. Lek." |
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