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| คว่ำ khwamF |  |
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| 1. | upside down |
| 2. | to overturn; turn over; turn upside down; (boat)capsize; be face down in a prone position |
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| Phonemic Thai | คฺว่ำ |
| IPA | kʰwâm |
| Royal Thai General System | khwam |
| 1. [adjective] | |||
| definition | upside down | ||
| examples | นอนคว่ำ  | naawnM khwamF | to lie on your stomach |
| คว่ำบาตร | khwamF baatL | [Journalism] to ostracize; to boycott; to protest | |
เจดีย์ทรงระฆังคว่ำ  | jaehM deeM sohngM raH khangM khwamF | bell-shaped pagoda | |
| พลิกฟ้าคว่ำแผ่นดิน | phlikH faaH khwamF phaenL dinM | to overturn the established order; make exhaustive changes; effect dramatic change | |
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| 2. [verb, transitive, intransitive] | |||
| definition | to overturn; turn over; turn upside down; (boat)capsize; be face down in a prone position | ||
| synonyms | ผกผัน | phohkL phanR | to veer around; shift; change; turn around; turn over |
| ผันกลับ | phanR glapL | to turn around | |
| antonym | หงาย | ngaaiR | to turn face up; supine; to turn (a barrel) right side up |
| examples | พลิกคว่ำ | phlikH khwamF | invert; turn over |
| กรวดน้ำคว่ำขัน | gruaatL naamH khwamF khanR | to sever, break off or completely end a relationship with someone | |
| ใจหายใจคว่ำ | jaiM haaiR jaiM khwamF | [is] startled; frightened | |
| หกล้มหน้าคว่ำ | hohkL lohmH naaF khwamF | to fall flat on one's face. | |
| หน้าคว่ำ | naaF khwamF | to scowl; frown; lower; glare | |
| คว่ำข้าวเม่า | khwamF khaaoF maoF | to fall down rolling (from a veranda, e.g.) | |
| ล้มคว่ำ | lohmH khwamF | to topple; fall over | |
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ไอ้หมอนี่มันเดนตายจริง ๆ รถคว่ำสิบตลบยังรอดมาได้ aiF maawR neeF manM daehnM dtaaiM jingM rohtH khwamF sipL dtaL lohpL yangM raawtF maaM daiF "This guy survived by the skin of his teeth; his car flipped over ten times but he lived." "What a lucky bloke he is, surviving an accident where his car flipped over ten times." | |||
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