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| ไหว waiR |  |
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| 1. | to shake; tremble; quake; quiver |
| 2. | shaking; quivering; trembling |
| 3. | [suffix meaning] "...able"; capable of |
| 4. | [syllable of ไหวพริบ used in ชิงไหวชิงพริบ ] |
| 5. | [auxiliary of potential] is able |
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| Phonemic Thai | ไหฺว |
| IPA | wǎj |
| Royal Thai General System | wai |
| 1. [verb] | |||
| definition | to shake; tremble; quake; quiver | ||
| related words | กระดิก  | graL dikL | wiggle |
| ขยับ | khaL yapL | to move oneself; to move about; to reposition one's body; to budge | |
| ขยับเขยื้อน | khaL yapL khaL yeuuanF | to move; to budge; stir; shift | |
| ขยับตัว | khaL yapL dtuaaM | to move oneself | |
 เคลื่อน | khleuuanF | to move to another place; to move or relocate in a supervised or organized fashion | |
| เคลื่อนไหว | khleuuanF waiR | move; agitate | |
| ไหวติง | waiR dtingM | to move; to set in motion | |
| examples | แผ่นดินไหว | phaenL dinM waiR | earthquake |
| เคลื่อนไหว | khleuuanF waiR | move; agitate | |
| ความเคลื่อนไหว | khwaamM khleuuanF waiR | movement | |
| ไหวตัว | waiR dtuaaM | alert; conscious; able to move | |
| นักเคลื่อนไหว | nakH khleuuanF waiR | activist | |
| การเคลื่อนไหว | gaanM khleuuanF waiR | motion (in general); movement; moving | |
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หนึ่งชั่วโมงถัดมาแกต้องลุยน้ำเหนือเข่าพอกวาดตามองไปรอบตัว เห็นระลอกคลื่นซัดใบข้าวไหวระริก neungL chuaaF mo:hngM thatL maaM gaaeM dtawngF luyM naamH neuuaR khaoL phaawM gwaatL dtaaM maawngM bpaiM raawpF dtuaaM henR raH laawkF khleuunF satH baiM khaaoF waiR raH rikH "Just one hour later, he had to wade through water above knee-height. When he wiped his eyes and looked around, he noticed that the ripples had caused the leaves on the rice stalks to vibrate." | |||
| 2. [adjective] | |||
| definition | shaking; quivering; trembling | ||
| examples | อ่อนไหว | aawnL waiR | sensible; susceptible; receptive; responsive; changeable; given to quick changes in mood |
| หวั่นไหว | wanL waiR | [is] (feeling) shaken; anxious | |
| พลิ้วไหว | phliuH waiR | to waver; sway; rustle | |
| อ่อนไหว | aawnL waiR | bland; mild | |
| อ่อนไหว | aawnL waiR | [is] sensitive | |
| 3. [auxiliary verb] | |||
| definition | [suffix meaning] "...able"; capable of | ||
| examples | ทนไม่ไหว | thohnM maiF waiR | can no longer bear it; can't stand it |
| ลวดดอกไม้ไหว | luaatF daawkL maaiH waiR | wire used to wrap artificial flowers | |
| ไม่ไหว | maiF waiR | [is] incapable; not able | |
| อดไม่ไหว | ohtL maiF waiR | [is] unable to keep from (doing something) | |
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| 4. | |||
| definition | [syllable of ไหวพริบ used in ชิงไหวชิงพริบ ] | ||
| example | ชิงไหวชิงพริบ | chingM waiR chingM phripH | to outsmart; outwit; to gain an advantage over others |
| 5. [auxiliary verb] | |||
| definition | [auxiliary of potential] is able | ||
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