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| ลิ้น linH |  |
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| 1. | tongue |
| 2. | reed; valve |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ลิ้น |
| IPA | lín |
| Royal Thai General System | lin |
1.  [noun] | |||
| definition | tongue | ||
| categories | |||
| examples | ลิ้นชัก  | linH chakH | [of desk, dresser, cabinet] a drawer |
| ลิ้นขัด | linH khatL | tongue-tied | |
| ลิ้นลม | linH lohmM | artful speech; eloquence | |
| ปลายลิ้น | bplaaiM linH | tip of the tongue | |
| เล่นลิ้น | lenF linH | to quibble; equivocate | |
| พลิกลิ้น | phlikH linH | to break (one's) promise; to fail to do as (one) agreed | |
| ปลาลิ้นหมา | bplaaM linH maaR | tongue sole, genus Cynoglossus | |
| พูดลิ้นไก่สั้น | phuutF linH gaiL sanF | to speak like a drunken person; to speak in an unclear manner | |
| ตวัดลิ้น | dtaL watL linH | to quibble; equivocate; be evasive | |
| ตวัดลิ้น | dtaL watL linH | to wag one's tongue | |
| แลบลิ้น | laaepF linH | to stick out one's tongue | |
| sample sentences | |||
เขานั่งมองโทรศัพท์มือถือรุ่นใหม่ล่าสุด ตั้งแต่ซื้อมายังใช้ไม่คุ้มค่า นอกจากแลบลิ้นปลิ้นตาถ่ายรูปอยู่คนเดียว khaoR nangF maawngM tho:hM raH sapL meuuM theuuR roonF maiL laaF sootL dtangF dtaaeL seuuH maaM yangM chaiH maiF khoomH khaaF naawkF jaakL laaepF linH bplinF dtaaM thaaiL ruupF yuuL khohnM diaaoM "He sat looking at his telephone which was the latest model; after he had purchased it, he had never used it so as to justify its price, other than taking his picture while sticking his tongue out and making funny faces." | |||
| 2. [noun] | |||
| definition | reed; valve | ||
| examples | ลิ้นปี่ | linH bpeeL | [musical] flute reed |
| ลิ้นปี่ | linH bpeeL | xiphisternum; xiphoid process | |
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