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| รี reeM |  |
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| 1. | oblong; oval |
| 2. | to wait for; delay |
| 3. | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "re-", the English prefix] |
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| Phonemic Thai | รี |
| IPA | riː |
| Royal Thai General System | ri |
| 1. [adjective] | |||
| definition | oblong; oval | ||
| examples | วงรี  | wohngM reeM | oval; ellipse; elliptical |
| กลมรี | glohmM reeM | [is] oval | |
| 2. [verb] | |||
| definition | to wait for; delay | ||
| examples | รีรอ | reeM raawM | to delay; to hesitate; to wait (for); to pause; to hold back |
| รี ๆ รอ ๆ | reeM reeM raawM raawM | [is] hesitant; uncertain; wavering; reluctant | |
| หันรีหันขวาง | hanR reeM hanR khwaangR | to be paralyzed or frozen in place with indecision; to turn back and forth indecisively | |
| 3. [prefix, loanword, English] | |||
| definition | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "re-", the English prefix] | ||
| example | รีเทิร์น | reeM theernM | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "return"] |
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