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| เหนียว niaaoR |  |
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| 1. | เหนียว | niaaoR | sticky |
| 2. | เหนียว | niaaoR | [usually preceded by หนัง  ] invulnerable; tough; tenacious; unswerving; unflinching |
| 3. | เหนียว | niaaoR | tough (of meat) |
| 4. | ขี้เหนียว | kheeF niaaoR | [is] stingy; miserly; parsimonious; cheap |
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| Phonemic Thai | เหฺนียว |
| IPA | nǐːaw |
| Royal Thai General System | niao |
| 1. [adjective] | |||
| definition | sticky | ||
| synonyms | หนืด | neuutL | sticky; gluey |
เหนียวหนืด | niaaoR neuutL | very sticky; glutinous; viscous | |
| related words |  ร้อน | raawnH | [of temperature] [is] hot |
| ระอุ | raH ooL | [of the weather] very warm; hot; muggy; sticky; stuffy; sultry | |
| เหนอะหนะ | nuhL naL | [of feeling] sticky | |
| อบอ้าว | ohpL aaoF | [of the weather] stuffy; sweltering; humid | |
| อ้าว | aaoF | [of the weather] stuffy; sultry; lot; suffocating; stifling | |
| examples | ดินเหนียว | dinM niaaoR | clay |
| ข้าวเหนียว | khaaoF niaaoR | sticky rice; glutinous rice | |
| เหนียวหนืด | niaaoR neuutL | very sticky; glutinous; viscous | |
| 2. | |||
| definition | [usually preceded by หนัง ] invulnerable; tough; tenacious; unswerving; unflinching | ||
| example | เหนียวแน่น | niaaoR naaenF | firm; tight; close-fisted |
| 3. [adjective] | |||
| definition | tough (of meat) | ||
| sample sentence | วิธีหลัง นี้ทำให้หอยจืดหมดรสและเหนียวขึ้น สู้กินดิบ ๆ อย่างที่ว่ามาแล้วไม่ได้ wiH theeM langR neeH thamM haiF haawyR jeuutL mohtL rohtH laeH niaaoR kheunF suuF ginM dipL dipL yaangL theeF waaF maaM laaeoH maiF daiF "These latter methods dilute the flavor of the [oysters] and they become chewy. [Preparing and eating oysters this way] is no where nearly as good as eating them raw using the method described above." | ||
| 4. ขี้เหนียว kheeF niaaoR [modifier] | |||
| definition | [is] stingy; miserly; parsimonious; cheap | ||
| related words | กระดูกขัดมัน | graL duukL khatL manM | miserly; stingy; niggardly |
| เค็ม | khemM | [is] parsimonious; stingy; miserly; penny-pinching; cunning; shrewd; calculating | |
| ตระหนี่ | dtraL neeL | parsimonious; stingy; miserly; penny-pinching; penurious | |
| ตระหนี่ถี่เหนียว | dtraL neeL theeL niaaoR | [is] totally parsimonious | |
| ถี่ | theeL | stingy | |
| ประหยัดมากเกินไป | bpraL yatL maakF geernM bpaiM | [is] parsimonious; stingy; miserly; penny-pinching; penurious | |
| examples | ขี้ขี้เหนียว | kheeF kheeF niaaoR | stingy |
| ฝรั่งขี้เหนียว | faL rangL kheeF niaaoR | a stingy or penny-pinching foreigner | |
| ตระหนี่ถี่เหนียว | dtraL neeL theeL niaaoR | [is] totally parsimonious | |
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