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| ขยัน khaL yanR |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ขะ-หฺยัน |
| IPA | kʰà jǎn |
| Royal Thai General System | khayan |
| [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] diligent; industrious; persevering; (mentally) hard-working | ||
| synonyms | ขยันขันแข็ง | khaL yanR khanR khaengR | [is] (mentally) hardworking; industrious; diligent; assiduous |
| เพียร | phiianM | [same as พากเพียร] | |
| หมั่น | manL | to keep on; [is] persistent; diligent | |
| เอางานเอาการ | aoM ngaanM aoM gaanM | [is] diligent; persevering | |
| antonyms |  เกียจคร้าน | giiatL khraanH | [is] lazy, indolent, idle, slothful, inert, inactive |
| งอมืองอเท้า | ngaawM meuuM ngaawM thaaoH | [is] lazy; not dilligent | |
| related words | วิริยะอุตสาหะ | wiH riH yaH ootL saaR haL | diligent; perseverent; persistent |
อุตส่าห์  | ootL saaL | to act diligently; act industriously; act persistently; apply oneself; endeavor; try; attempt; persevere (at) | |
| examples | ขยันขันแข็ง | khaL yanR khanR khaengR | [is] (mentally) hardworking; industrious; diligent; assiduous |
| ขยันตัวเป็นเกลียว | khaL yanR dtuaaM bpenM gliaaoM | (physically) hardworking | |
| ขยันหมั่นเพียร | khaL yanR manL phiianM | persevering; persistent; industrious; hardworking | |
| sample sentences | |||
...บวกกับค่าจ้างที่ถูกแสนถูกแลกกับแรงงานคุณภาพที่ขยันและอดทน... buaakL gapL khaaF jaangF theeF thuukL saaenR thuukL laaekF gapL raaengM ngaanM khoonM naH phaapF theeF khaL yanR laeH ohtL thohnM "...and having labor costs which are extremely low for a high-quality, hard-working, and long-suffering workforce,..." | |||
| as a prefix | ขยันขันแข็ง | khaL yanR khanR khaengR | [is] diligent; hard working |
| special note |
This word contains an initial consonant cluster which follows the general clustered consonant tone rule. This
is the common case for clusters in which:
For more details, please check the following resources:
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