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¶Í  thaawyR
pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai¶ÍÂ
IPAtʰɔ̌ːj
Royal Thai General Systemthoi

common Thai word   [verb, intransitive]
definition
to withdraw; move back; retreat

antonymÂ×¹ËÂÑ´yeuunM yatL[is] steadfast; persistent; persevereing; insistent
examples¡ÒöÍÂgaanM thaawyRrecession
´é¹¶ÍÂËÅѧdohnF thaawyR langRto make backstitches
¶´¶ÍÂthohtL thaawyRto retreat; to regress; to move backwards; to withdraw
¶´¶ÍÂthohtL thaawyRto deteriorate; become worse; degrade
¶´¶ÍÂthohtL thaawyR[is] discouraged; disheartened; depressed; dispirited
¶Í¡ÃÙ´thaawyR gruutLto retreat in defeat
¶ÍÂöthaawyR rohtHto back up a vehicle
¶ÍÂÃè¹thaawyR rohnFto retreat; withdraw; move back
¶ÍÂËÅѧthaawyR langRback up; move backward; in reverse order; aback
·éͶÍÂthaawH thaawyR[becomes] discouraged; [feels like] giving up; [does] lose courage; [is] disheartened
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singL theeF dtaamM maaM kheuuM khwaamM cheuuaF manF naiM gaanM bawL riH phohkF thohtL thaawyR lohngM bpanM haaR saehtL thaL gitL laeH euunL euunL jaL dtaamM maaM eekL maakF maayM
What follows will be that confidence (and thus) consumption will weaken. Economic and other problems of an even greater magnitude will follow.
sample
sentence
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khaoR bpenM nakH gaanM meuuangM phuuF chahmF chaawngM khrohpH khreuuangF theuuR bpenM khingR gaaeL thaaeH ruuH jakL thaawyR ningF rookH yaangL meeM jangM waL
"He is a skilled politician fully and fully equipped (to take on all challenges); he is considered to a genuine 'old hand' knowing just when to retreat, when to keep still, and when to go on the offensive."

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