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| โค้ง kho:hngH |  |
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| 1. | bent; curved |
| 2. | warp |
| 3. | to bow [as in paying respect to someone] |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | โค้ง |
| IPA | kʰóːŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | khong |
| 1. [adjective] | |||
| definition | bent; curved | ||
| categories | |||
| examples | ทางโค้ง  | thaangM kho:hngH | curve |
| โค้งตัว | kho:hngH dtuaaM | to bend one's body | |
ประตูโค้ง  | bpraL dtuuM kho:hngH | arch | |
| หัวโค้ง | huaaR kho:hngH | the head of the curve | |
| ในช่วงโค้งสุดท้าย | naiM chuaangF kho:hngH sootL thaaiH | down the final stretch; during the final days of | |
| โค้งสุดท้าย | kho:hngH sootL thaaiH | the final curve; the last bend; down the home stretch | |
| ส่วนโค้ง | suaanL kho:hngH | arc; curve | |
| sample sentences | |||
รูปตัวอักษรที่จารลงบนใบลานจะเป็นรูปโค้ง ด้วยเหตุผลง่าย ๆ ก็คือ ถ้าขีดเป็นเส้นตรงใบลานจะขาด ruupF dtuaaM akL saawnR theeF jaanM lohngM bohnM baiM laanM jaL bpenM ruupF kho:hngH duayF haehtL phohnR ngaaiF ngaaiF gaawF kheuuM thaaF kheetL bpenM senF dtrohngM baiM laanM jaL khaatL "The shape of letters inscribed on palm leaves are curved for the simple reason that if the letters were drawn with straight strokes, the palm leaf would tear." | |||
เราถึงริเวียร่าก่อนเที่ยงเล็กน้อย โค้งหาดทรายขาวสะอาดนักท่องเที่ยวเต็มไปหมด ทั้งเดินริมหาดและลงเล่นน้ำในทะเลสีครามระยิบระยับกลางแดดจ้า raoM theungR riH wiiaM raaF gaawnL thiiangF lekH naawyH kho:hngH haatL saaiM khaaoR saL aatL nakH thaawngF thiaaoF dtemM bpaiM mohtL thangH deernM rimM haatL laeH lohngM lenF naamH naiM thaH laehM seeR khraamM raH yipH raH yapH glaangM daaetL jaaF "We arrived at the Rivera a little before noon. The curved beach was clean and white [and was] thronged with tourists walking and cavorting in the deep-blue, glittering sea [and] the bright sunshine." | |||
| 2. [verb] | |||
| definition | warp | ||
| 3. | |||
| definition | to bow [as in paying respect to someone] | ||
| example | โค้งคำนับ | kho:hngH khamM napH | to bow in paying respect or obeisance |
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