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| แขก khaaekL |  |
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| 1. | visitor; guest; foreigner |
| 2. | [is] foreign |
| 3. | person or people of south- or southwest-Asian descent (Indian, Persian, Arab, etc.) |
| 4. | customer |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | แขก |
| IPA | kʰɛ̀ːk |
| Royal Thai General System | khaek |
1.  [noun] | |||
| definition | visitor; guest; foreigner | ||
| synonyms | แขกเหรื่อ | khaaekL reuuaL | guest; visitor |
ผู้มาเยือน | phuuF maaM yeuuanM | visitor | |
| อาคันตุกะ | aaM khanM dtooL gaL | visitor; caller | |
| examples | รับแขก | rapH khaaekL | to receive a guest |
| ผ้าเช็ดตัวสำหรับแขก | phaaF chetH dtuaaM samR rapL khaaekL | guest towel | |
| ลงแขก | lohngM khaaekL | (of neighbors or the local community) to come down to help (ie. at harvest time) | |
| การลงแขก | gaanM lohngM khaaekL | a village gathering to help a neighbor; a barn-raising | |
| ลงแขก | lohngM khaaekL | to gang-rape | |
| ห้องรับแขก | haawngF rapH khaaekL | living room; guest parlor | |
| ชุดรับแขก | chootH rapH khaaekL | living room suite (sofa, chairs, coffee table, etc.) | |
| แขกรับเชิญ | khaaekL rapH cheernM | invited guest | |
| sample sentences | จะพาไปสัมผัสกลิ่นอายของตลาดในกรุงลอนดอน ที่มีเอกลักษณ์โดดเด่นสี่ตลาด ตลาดปลา ดอกไม้ ตลาดแขก และตลาดนัด jaL phaaM bpaiM samR phatL glinL aaiM khaawngR dtaL laatL naiM groongM laawnM daawnM theeF meeM aehkL gaL lakH do:htL denL seeL dtaL laatL dtaL laatL bplaaM daawkL maaiH dtaL laatL khaaekL laeH dtaL laatL natH "(I) will take you to experience the four uniquely outstanding markets in London: the fish Market, the flower market, the Indian market, and the flea market." | ||
| 2. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] foreign | ||
| examples | ถั่วแขก | thuaaL khaaekL | green bean; string bean |
| กล้วยแขก | gluayF khaaekL | deep fried banana chips | |
| 3. [noun] | |||
| definition | person or people of south- or southwest-Asian descent (Indian, Persian, Arab, etc.) | ||
| classifier | คน | khohnM | [numerical classifier for persons/occupations] |
| examples | หมวกแขก | muaakL khaaekL | fez |
| ตลาดแขก | dtaL laatL khaaekL | Indian market | |
| sample sentences | โรงแรมแห่งนี้เป็นสถาปัตยกรรมแบบแขก ห้องล็อบบี้ก็โอ่โถง โดยมีน้ำพุและรูปปั้นอยู่ตรงกลาง ro:hngM raaemM haengL neeH bpenM saL thaaR bpatL dtaL yaH gamM baaepL khaaekL haawngF lawpH beeF gaawF o:hL tho:hngR dooyM meeM naamH phooH laeH ruupF bpanF yuuL dtrohngM glaangM "This hotel was built in the Indian architectural style; the lobby is majestic with a fountain and statuary placed in its center." | ||
แต่เดิมมาการเขียนคำไทยก็มิได้ใช้รูปวรรณยุกต์ ซึ่งอาจจะเป็นเพราะอักษรไทยดัดแปลงมาจากอักษรขอมโบราณและอักษรมอญโบราณ อักษรชุดดังกล่าวพัฒนามาจากอักษรเทวนาครีของแขกอีกทีหนึ่ง dtaaeL deermM maaM gaanM khiianR khamM thaiM gaawF miH daiF chaiH ruupF wanM naH yookH seungF aatL jaL bpenM phrawH akL saawnR thaiM datL bplaaengM maaM jaakL akL saawnR khaawmR bo:hM raanM laeH akL saawnR maawnM bo:hM raanM akL saawnR chootH dangM glaaoL phatH thaH naaM maaM jaakL akL saawnR thaehM waH naaM khaH reeM khaawngR khaaekL eekL theeM neungL "Originally, Thai writing did not utilize tone marks. This might have been because Thai orthography was derived from ancient Khmer and ancient Mon. These orthographies, in turn, were derived from the Indian Devanagari script." | |||
| 4. [noun] | |||
| definition | customer | ||
| classifier | คน | khohnM | [numerical classifier for persons/occupations] |
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