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| เบา baoM |  |
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| 1a. | เบา | baoM | [is] light; gentle; soft; (of volume) lower; (of speed) slow |
| 1b. | เบา ๆ | baoM baoM | [is] gentle; soft |
| 1c. | เบา | baoM | gently |
| 1d. | เบา ๆ | baoM baoM | softly; gently; gentle |
| 1e. | เบา | baoM | to slow down, to relax, to abate, lessen or lighten |
| 1f. | เบา | baoM | [of speed] [is] slow; not speedy |
| 1g. | เบา | baoM | [of weight] [is] light; not heavy |
| 2. | เบา | baoM | [is] unintelligent; dumb; gullible |
| 3a. | เบา | baoM | to urinate; to relieve oneself; to pee |
| 3b. | เบา | baoM | urine |
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| Phonemic Thai | เบา |
| IPA | baw |
| Royal Thai General System | bao |
| 1a. [modifier] | |||
| definition | [is] light; gentle; soft; (of volume) lower; (of speed) slow | ||
| antonym | กึกก้อง | geukL gaawngF | resoundingly; reverberantly; emphatically |
| related word |  อ่อน  | aawnL | [is] soft; pliable; tender |
| examples | เสียงเบา | siiangR baoM | [of a sound] soft, quiet; a soft or quiet sound |
| เบากว่า | baoM gwaaL | lighter than...; gentler than...; softer than... | |
| หรี่ให้เบาลง | reeL haiF baoM lohngM | to lower; to diminish; to lessen; [of, for example, a radio] to turn down | |
| บันเบา | banM baoM | [usu. sarcastic] a little (really, a lot) | |
| หูเบา | huuR baoM | [is] gullible; overly believing of what one hears; naïve | |
| คำเบา | khamM baoM | slow speech (as for dictation) | |
| โทษเบา | tho:htF baoM | light penalty; light sentence | |
| เบามาก | baoM maakF | very lightly; very softly | |
| เบาบาง | baoM baangM | to become less serious; to subside; to lessen | |
| เบาตัว | baoM dtuaaM | [is] (feeling) relaxed; (feeling) relieved | |
| เบาหวิว | baoM wiuR | lightly | |
| เบาหวิว | baoM wiuR | to feel weightless; feel light | |
| บางเบา | baangM baoM | dwindling; light and breezy | |
| บางเบา | baangM baoM | to decrease; drain away; dwindle; lessen; subside; diminish | |
| บางเบา | baangM baoM | rarely; thinly; gently | |
| sample sentence | หากไม่ยอมเลิก เจ้าหน้าที่จะเข้าควบคุมฝูงชนตามลำดับขั้นตอน จากเบาไปหาหนัก haakL maiF yaawmM leerkF jaoF naaF theeF jaL khaoF khuaapF khoomM fuungR chohnM dtaamM lamM dapL khanF dtaawnM jaakL baoM bpaiM haaR nakL "If [the crowd] does not disburse, the officers will exert increasingly harsh crowd control measures." | ||
| 1b. เบา ๆ baoM baoM [modifier] | |||
| definition | [is] gentle; soft | ||
| 1c. [adverb] | |||
| definition | gently | ||
| example | ย่องเบา | yawngF baoM | to burglarize |
| 1d. เบา ๆ baoM baoM [adverb] | |||
| definition | softly; gently; gentle | ||
| examples | อย่างเบา ๆ | yaangL baoM baoM | softly; carefully; noiselessly |
| ปิดเบา ๆ | bpitL baoM baoM | (of, for example, the trunk lid) close gently | |
| 1e. [verb] | |||
| definition | to slow down, to relax, to abate, lessen or lighten | ||
| examples | เบาใจ | baoM jaiM | to feel relieved; light-hearted; care-free; at ease; comforted; consoled; relaxed; soothed |
| เบาเครื่อง | baoM khreuuangF | to slow down | |
| 1f. [modifier] | |||
| definition | [of speed] [is] slow; not speedy | ||
| 1g. [modifier] | |||
| definition | [of weight] [is] light; not heavy | ||
| 2. [adjective, colloquial] | |||
| definition | [is] unintelligent; dumb; gullible | ||
| examples | ใจเบา | jaiM baoM | gullible |
| เบาความ | baoM khwaamM | dumb; lacking intelligence; ignorant; uninformed | |
| เบาปัญญา | baoM bpanM yaaM | [see เบาความ] | |
| 3a. [verb] | |||
| definition | to urinate; to relieve oneself; to pee | ||
| related words | เก็บดอกไม้ | gepL daawkL maaiH | [literally] to pick or collect flowers; [an idiom for] female urination |
| ฉี่ | cheeL | to pee; urinate | |
| เด็ดดอกไม้ | detL daawkL maaiH | [literally] to pick flowers; [an idiom for] female urination | |
| ปัสสาวะ | bpatL saaR waH | to pee; urinate | |
| ยิงกระต่าย | yingM graL dtaaiL | [idiom for] male urination | |
| เยี่ยว | yiaaoF | to urinate; to pee | |
| example | ทวารเบา | thaH waanM baoM | [male or female] urinary orifice |
| 3b. [noun] | |||
| definition | urine | ||
| related words | น้ำปัสสาวะ | naamH bpatL saaR waH | urine |
| มูตร | muutF | urine | |
| เยี่ยว | yiaaoF | urine; pee | |
| examples | ขัดเบา | khatL baoM | urine retention disorder |
| โรคเบาหวาน | ro:hkF baoM waanR | diabetes | |
| บังคนเบา | bangM khohnM baoM | to urinate; to pee | |
| บังคนเบา | bangM khohnM baoM | urine; pee | |
| เบาหวาน | baoM waanR | diabetes | |
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