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¹éÍ  naawyH
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1a.¹éÍÂnaawyH[is] little; small; minor; tiny; less; few; slight; a little bit; a small amount
1b.¹éÍ ænaawyH naawyH[is] very little; very tiny
1c.¹éÍ·ÕèÊØ´naawyH theeF sootLthe least
2.¹éÍÂnaawyHNoy, Noi [a common Thai male or female nickname]

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai¹éÍÂ
IPAnɔ́ːj
Royal Thai General Systemnoi

1a. common Thai word   [attributive verb]
definition
[is] little; small; minor; tiny; less; few; slight; a little bit; a small amount

related wordsµéÍ dtaawyFtiny
àÅç¡ lekH[is] small; tiny; fine; little
˹èÍ naawyL[word used to soften the meaning of a sentence] "...a bit" — "...somewhat" — "...to some extent"
examples¡ÕèÁÒ¡¹éÍÂgeeL maakF naawyHhow much; how many
à¡çºàÅ硼ÊÁ¹éÍÂgepL lekH phaL sohmR naawyHto save little by little; pick up fragment by fragment; collect
¢éÒ§¹éÍÂkhaangF naawyHminority
¤Ó¹éÍ¡çäÁè¾Ù´khahmM naawyH gawF maiF phuutF[of a person] speechless
(à¤Ã×èͧ´×èÁ)·ÕèÁÕ¹éÓµÒŹéÍÂ
khreuuangF deuumL theeF meeM nahmH dtaanM naawyH
diet (beverage); low-sugar (beverage)
㨹éÍÂjaiM naawyHto feel oneself inferior; feel wronged; suffer injustice; nurse a grievance; to be emotionally hurt; to be easily irritated or offended; to feel slight; to feel hurt; to be sensitive; to be touchy
¢Õé㨹éÍÂkheeF jaiM naawyH[is] over sensitive
ª¹¡ÅØèÁ¹éÍÂchohnM gloomL naawyHethnic minority
à´ç¡¹éÍÂdekL naawyHbaby; small child
·Ç´¹éÍÂthuaatF naawyHgreat-granduncle; great-grandaunt
·ÕÅйéÍÂtheeM laH naawyHa little at a time
·ÕÅйéÍÂtheeM laH naawyHimperatively, once and for all
¹¡¹éÍÂ㹡ç·Í§nohkH naawyH naiM grohngM thaawngMsomeone who is being protected or raised in a "golden cage," a happy, luxurious, and pampering environment or manner
¹éÍ¡ÇèÒnaawyH gwaaLless than; fewer than
¹éÍÂã¨naawyH jaiMto feel oneself inferior; feel wronged; suffer injustice; nurse a grievance; to be emotionally hurt; to be easily irritated or offended; to feel slight; to feel hurt; to be sensitive; to be touchy
¹Øè§¹éÍÂËèÁ¹éÍÂnoongF naawyH hohmL naawyH[sexual connotation] to be naked; to be in the nude; scantily clad
à»ÂÂÒŹéÍÂbpeeuyM yaanM naawyH[name of the Thai symbol Ï, indicating abbreviation]
ä»ÂÒŹéÍÂbpaiM yaanM naawyH[name of the mark] 'Ï'
½èÒ¢éÒ§¹éÍÂfaayL khaangF naawyHthe (political) minority
ÁÑ¡¹éÍÂmakH naawyHunambitious; content; not aspiring
¤ÇÒÁÁÑ¡¹éÍÂkhwaamM makH naawyH[mental] calmness; peace; contentment
àÁÕ¹éÍÂmiiaM naawyHminor wife; mistress
äÁè¹éÍÂmaiF naawyHquite a bit; quite a lot; not a small amount
äÁèÁÒ¡¡ç¹éÍÂmaiF maakF gawF naawyHto some extent; to one extent or another
Âѧ¹éÍÂyangM naawyHat least; at minimum
àÅ硹éÍÂlekH naawyHfew; small amount
Êèǹ¹éÍÂsuaanL naawyHthe least; minority
ÊÒǹéÍÂsaaoR naawyHlittle girl
àÊÕ§¢éÒ§¹éÍÂsiiangR khaangF naawyHminority
ÍÂèÒ§¹éÍÂyaangL naawyHat least
äÍéàÊ×͹éÍÂaiF seuuaR naawyH"You little tiger!"
sample
sentences
à¢Ò¨ÐªÑèÇÁÒ¡ËÃ×͹éÍ¡çµÒÁ ¢ÍàÃÒÍÂèÒä´é´Ù¶Ù¡à¢Ò
khaoR jaL chuaaF maakF reuuR naawyH gawF dtaamM khaawR raoM yaaL daiF duuM thuukL khaoR
No matter how bad he might be, we should not be contemptuous of him.
à¢Ò¨ÐÁÕÍÐäáÕèÁÒ¡¹éÍ [¡çäÁèãªèàÃ×èͧ¢Í§àÃÒ]
khaoR jaL meeM aL raiM geeL maakF naawyH gawF maiF chaiF reuuangF khaawngR raoM
Whatever he has or how much, [it’s not our business.]
ªèǧ·ÕèÁÕ¡Ò÷ӻÃЪÒÁµÔ¹Ñé¹ »ÃЪҪ¹ÁÕàÇÅÒ¹éÍÂÁÒ¡ «Öè§¾é¹ÇÔÊÑ·Õè»ÃЪҪ¹¸ÃÃÁ´Ò¨ÐÍèÒ¹ÃѰ¸ÃÃÁ¹Ù­¤Ãº·Ø¡ÁÒµÃÒä´é
chuaangF theeF meeM gaanM thahmM bpraL chaaM maH dtiL nanH bpraL chaaM chohnM meeM waehM laaM naawyH maakF seungF phohnH wiH saiR theeF bpraL chaaM chohnM thamM maH daaM jaL aanL ratH thamM maH nuunM khrohpH thookH maatF raaM daiF
"The run up to the referendum gave the people very little time which made it impossible for the average person to read every article of the constitution."
¹¡¹éÍ·ÓÃѧáµè¾ÍµÑÇ
nohkH naawyH thahmM rangM dtaaeL phaawM dtuaaM
"Cut your coat according to your cloth."
¹Í¡¨Ò¡ªÒÇäÃèªÒǹҨÐËѹÁÒ»ÅÙ¡¾×ªÍÒËÒùéÍÂŧáÅéÇ ¾×é¹·Õèà¾ÒлÅÙ¡Âѧ¶Ù¡à©×͹ä»à¾×èÍà¾ÒлÅÙ¡¾×ªÍÒËÒ÷ÕèãªéÊÓËÃѺ·Óàª×éÍà¾ÅÔ§ªÕÇÀÒ¾ä´éÍÕ¡´éÇÂ
naawkF jaakL chaaoM raiF chaaoM naaM jaL hanR maaM bpluukL pheuutF aaM haanR naawyH lohngM laaeoH pheuunH theeF phawH bpluukL yangM thuukL cheuuanR bpaiM pheuuaF phawH bpluukL pheuutF aaM haanR theeF chaiH sahmR rapL thahmM cheuuaH phleerngM cheeM waH phaapF daiF eekL duayF
"Not only are farmers planting less food crops, but the land area devoted to food cultivation has been slashed to produce crops are used to make bio-fuel."
¹éÓ¹éÍÂÂèÍÁá¾éä¿
naahmH naawyH yaawmF phaaeH faiM
"If you don't have a lot of water, don't try putting out a fire."
ã¹Í´ÕµÁÕ»ÃÐླÕãËé¼ÙéãË­è¤ÍÂä¡Åèà¡ÅÕè áµè»Ñ¨¨ØºÑ¹¼ÙéãË­è㹺éÒ¹àÁ×ͧàËÅ×͹éÍÂáÅÐà¡Ô´ÍÒ¡ÒõèÒ§¤¹µèÒ§ãË­èäÁèÁÕã¤Ã¿Ñ§ã¤Ã
naiM aL deetL meeM bpraL phaehM neeM haiF phuuF yaiL khaawyM glaiL gliiaL dtaaeL bpatL jooL banM phuuF yaiL naiM baanF meuuangM leuuaR naawyH laeH geertL aaM gaanM dtaangL khohnM dtaangL yaiL maiF meeM khraiM fangM khraiM
"In the past, it was the (Thai) custom to have a respected elder mediate (disputes); however in modern times there are not many respected elders left and the situation often arises in which each person has his own respected elder and no one listens to anyone else."
ºÍ¡¨Ó¹Ç¹»ÃÔÁÒ³ ¤×ÍÁÔä´éºÍ¡ªÑ´Å§ä»ÇèÒà·èÒ¹Ñé¹à·èÒ¹Õé à»ç¹áµè¡Ó˹´ÇèÒÁÒ¡ËÃ×͹éÍ«Ö觾ͨÐÃÙé¤ÇÒÁËÁÒÂä´éâ´Â»ÃÔÁÒ³ àªè¹ ÁÒ¡ ¹éÍ ËÅÒ ·Ñé§ËÅÒ ¨Ø ·Ñ駻ǧ ·Ñé§ËÁ´ ºÃÃ´Ò ¤¹ÅÐ ÊÔè§ÅÐ µèÒ§ ºÒ§ ºéÒ§ ¡Ñ¹ ÏÅÏ àªè¹
baawkL jahmM nuaanM bpaL riH maanM kheuuM miH daiF baawkL chatH lohngM bpaiM waaF thaoF nanH thaoF neeH bpenM dtaaeL gahmM nohtL waaF maakF reuuR naawyH seungF phaawM jaL ruuH khwaamM maayR daiF dooyM bpaL riH maanM chehnF maakF naawyH laayR thangH laayR jooL thangH bpuaangM thangH mohtL banM daaM khohnM laH singL laH dtaangL baangM baangF ganM chehnF
To indicate a quantity, although it is not necessary that the number be precise; the modifier may indicate “many” or “a few” just to show an approximation of the amount. Examples include, “a lot,” “few,” “many,” “all of,” “much,” “the entirety of,” “all of,” “complete,” “each one of,” “one of,” “each and every,” “some,” “partly,” “each other,” etc. Some examples include:
á¾·ÂìÍÒÊÒÊÁѤÃä´éÁÕÊèǹÊӤѭÍÂÙèäÁè¹éÍÂ㹡ÒúӺѴ·Ø¡¢ì¼Ùéà¨çº»èÇÂ
phaaet[y]F aaM saaR saL mak[r]L daiF meeM suaanL sahmR khanM yuuL maiF naawyH naiM gaanM bahmM batL thook[k]H phuuF jepL bpuayL
"The volunteer doctors play an important part in relieving the suffering of the sick."
áÁéàÇÅÒ¼èÒ¹ÁÒ¡ÇèÒÊͧ·ÈÇÃÃÉáÅéÇ¡çµÒÁáµèÁØÁÁͧ¢Í§·èÒ¹ÂѧÃèÇÁÊÁÑÂÍÂÙèäÁè¹éÍÂ
maaeH waehM laaM phaanL maaM gwaaL saawngR thohtH watH laaeoH gawF dtaamM dtaaeL moomM maawngM khaawngR thanF yangM ruaamF saL maiR yuuL maiF naawyH
"Even though two decades have past, his perspective is still fairly contemporary."
ÊѹµÔÀÒ¾à»ç¹ÊÔè§·ÕèÁÕ¾ÅÇѵÍÂèÒ§ÂÔè§áÅйèÒʹã¨äÁè¹éÍ¡ÇèÒ¤ÇÒÁÃØ¹áç
sanR dtiL phaapF bpenM singL theeF meeM phohnM laH watH yaangL yingF laeH naaF sohnR jaiM maiF naawyH gwaaL khwaamM roonM raaengM
"Peace is a state which possesses major dynamics and is significantly more interesting than violence."
àÊÕ¹éÍÂàÊÕÂÂÒ¡ àÊÕÂÁÒ¡àÊÕ§èÒÂ
siiaR naawyH siiaR yaakF siiaR maakF siiaR ngaayF
"Penny wise and pound foolish."
1b. ¹éÍÂ æ  naawyH naawyH  [attributive verb]
definition
[is] very little; very tiny

exampleàÅç¡ æ ¹éÍ ælekH lekH naawyH naawyH[of an object, matter or issue] little; small; trifling; trivial; insignificant
1c. ¹éÍ·ÕèÊØ´  naawyH theeF sootL  [noun, adjective]
definition
the least

2.   [proper noun, person, colloquial]
definition
Noy, Noi [a common Thai male or female nickname]

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