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| แอบ aaepL |  |
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| 1. | แอบ | aaepL | to hide or be stealthy, to sneak |
| 2. | อีแอบ | eeM aaepL | an effeminate gay man |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | แอบ |
| IPA | ʔɛ̀ːp |
| Royal Thai General System | aep |
| 1. [verb] | |||
| definition | to hide or be stealthy, to sneak | ||
| synonyms | ดอด  | daawtL | to steal; go stealthily; do secretly; do covertly; sneak in/away |
| ด้อม | daawmF | to snoop (around); to steal (into a place); to act furtively | |
เดินหลบ | deernM lohpL | to sneak around | |
| ย่อง | yawngF | to tiptoe | |
| examples | แอบจิต | aaepL jitL | [idiom meaning] a gay man |
| แอบแฝง | aaepL faaengR | [is] hidden; lay in hiding | |
| แอบได้ยิน | aaepL daiF yinM | overhear | |
| แอบฟัง | aaepL fangM | to listen in; eavesdrop | |
| แอบดู | aaepL duuM | peek; peek at; to peep | |
| แอบซ่อน | aaepL saawnF | hide; conceal; keep secretly; dodge; veil; shroud | |
| แอบอ้าง | aaepL aangF | to refer stealthily; claim falsely | |
| แอบลักลอบ | aaepL lakH laawpF | to act surreptitiously; sneak around; do something on the sly | |
| แอบอ่าน | aaepL aanL | to read over someone's shoulder; sneak a peek at something someone is reading | |
| แอบกิน | aaepL ginM | to sneak a bite; eat surreptitiously | |
| sample sentences | |||
เราไม่อยากให้ต่างชาติมาแอบใช้นอมินีซื้อที่เกษตร แล้วจ้างชาวนาปลูกข้าว... raoM maiF yaakL haiF dtaangL chaatF maaM aaepL chaiH naawM miH neeM seuuH theeF gaL saehtL laaeoH jaangF chaaoM naaM bpluukL khaaoF "We do not want to see foreigners secretly using nominees to acquire agricultural lands and then hiring farmers to plant rice [for them]..." | |||
เราไม่อยากให้ชาวต่างชาติแอบมาซื้อที่เกษตร ตั้งโรงงาน สร้างปัญหามลพิษ ทำลายชุมชนเกษตร raoM maiF yaakL haiF chaaoM dtaangL chaatF aaepL maaM seuuH theeF gaL saehtL dtangF ro:hngM ngaanM saangF bpanM haaR mohnM laH phitH thamM laaiM choomM chohnM gaL saehtL "We do not want foreigners surreptitiously buying our farmers’ agricultural lands [and then] building factories, creating pollution, and destroying our agricultural communities." | |||
รัฐบาลประกาศให้เลิกใช้ฤกษ์ยามแม้กระนั้นก็มีการแอบทำนายทายทักดวงชะตาของบ้านเมืองกันอยู่ ratH thaL baanM bpraL gaatL haiF leerkF chaiH reerkF yaamM maaeH graL nanH gaawF meeM gaanM aaepL thamM naaiM thaaiM thakH duaangM chaH dtaaM khaawngR baanF meuuangM ganM yuuL "The government announced that it should cease waiting for auspicious times [to schedule events]; nevertheless, it continues surreptitiously to use fortune telling to predict the fate of the nation." | |||
| 2. อีแอบ eeM aaepL [noun] | |||
| definition | an effeminate gay man | ||
| categories | |||
| related words | คิง | khingM | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "king"] straight-acting or "butch" gay man |
| ตุ๊ด | dtootH | [disparaging, vulgar] an effeminate gay man; "queen" | |
| แต๋ว | dtaaeoR | an effeminate gay man | |
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