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| ชิด chitH | ![]() |
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| 1. | ชิด | chitH | close; nearby |
| 1b. | ประชิด | bpraL chitH | to approach; to close in; to come or get very close to; to come nearer; to be contiguous; to come up against; to near (a place) |
| 1c. | ประชิด | bpraL chitH | adjoining; adjacent |
| 2a. | ชิด | chitH | Chid [a Thai given name] (close, near, touching) |
| 3. | ลูกชิด | luukF chitH | a [specific] Thai dessert |
| 3b. | ลูกชิด | luukF chitH | inner seed of palm fruit |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ชิด |
| IPA | tɕʰít |
| Royal Thai General System | chit |
| 1.  [preposition] | |||
| definition | close; nearby | ||
| examples | ใกล้ชิด![]() ![]() | glaiF chitH | adjacent to; next to |
กระชั้นชิด![]() ![]() | graL chanH chitH | successively; too close, near or soon | |
ความใกล้ชิด![]() | khwaamM glaiF chitH | closeness; acquaintance; proximity | |
มิตรใกล้ชิด![]() | mitH glaiF chitH | close ally | |
ชิดขวา![]() | chitH khwaaR | keep right; stay to the right; on the right hand side | |
แนบชิด![]() | naaepF chitH | to snuggle up to; nestle; press close to; [is] close to; bring into close contact | |
แนบชิดกัน![]() | naaepF chitH ganM | to dovetail; splice; join; mesh; engage | |
ใกล้ชิด![]() | glaiF chitH | [is] close; intimate; good friends | |
ชิดซ้าย![]() | chitH saaiH | keep left; stay to the left; on the left-hand side | |
ความแนบชิด![]() | khwaamM naaepF chitH | closeness; intimacy | |
รั้วรอบขอบชิด![]() | ruaaH raawpF khaawpL chitH | surrounding walls | |
| sample sentences | |||
พสกนิกรชาวไทยหลายคนเดินทางไปเฝ้าติดตามพระอาการของพระองค์อย่างใกล้ชิดที่โรงพยาบาลศิริราช ![]() phaH sohkL niH gaawnM chaaoM thaiM laaiR khohnM deernM thaangM bpaiM faoF dtitL dtaamM phraH aaM gaanM khaawngR phraH ohngM yaangL glaiF chitH theeF ro:hngM phaH yaaM baanM siL riH raatF "Many Thai people who are her subjects came to Sirirat Hospital to set a watchful vigil on her condition." | |||
เขายังคงเดินหน้ากระชับอำนาจตัวเองและคนใกล้ชิด อย่างน่าจับตา ![]() khaoR yangM khohngM deernM naaF graL chapH amM naatF dtuaaM aehngM laeH khohnM glaiF chitH yaangL naaF japL dtaaM "He continues to move ahead and strengthen (both) his personal power and of those who are close to him in a truly noteworthy manner." | |||
เป็นครั้งแรกที่กัมพูชายอมรับเส้นเขตแดนที่ใช้สันปันน้ำเป็นตัวกำหนด และยอมเขยิบเส้นเขตแดนออกมาชิดสันปันน้ำ ![]() bpenM khrangH raaekF theeF gamM phuuM chaaM yaawmM rapH senF khaehtL daaenM theeF chaiH sanR bpanM naamH bpenM dtuaaM gamM nohtL laeH yaawmM khaL yeerpL senF khaehtL daaenM aawkL maaM chitH sanR bpanM naamH "(This) was the first time that Cambodia accepted the watershed line as the determining factor in demarcating the border and agreed to move the boundary line over to approach the watershed line." | |||
รถที่แล่นผ่านไปผ่านมาก็เร็วจนน่าใจหาย ยิ่งบางคันขับมาชิดรถเรามา เสียวไส้เหลือเกิน ![]() rohtH theeF laaenF phaanL bpaiM phaanL maaM gaawF reoM johnM naaF jaiM haaiR yingF baangM khanM khapL maaM chitH rohtH raoM maaM siaaoR saiF leuuaR geernM "Cars speed by us so fast that we are startled; moreover, some cars pass us so closely and so fast that our hearts are in our mouths." | |||
ขับรถชิดขอบทางด้านซ้าย ![]() khapL rohtH chitH khaawpL thaangM daanF saaiH "Drive near the left side of the road." "Stay in the left lane." | |||
1b. ประชิด bpraL chitH [verb, transitive, intransitive, formal] | |||
| definition | to approach; to close in; to come or get very close to; to come nearer; to be contiguous; to come up against; to near (a place) | ||
| related words | โจมตี ![]() | jo:hmM dteeM | to attack; to raid; to assault; to invade; to lay into (informal); to set upon; to storm; to strike (at) |
รุก ![]() | rookH | to attack; to invade; to advance; to infringe; to violate; to encroach; to enter with an army; to check (as in checkmate) | |
| sample sentence | ข้าพเจ้าพร้อมที่จะเข้าประจำการเผชิญหน้าและทำลายศัตรูของประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกาในสงครามแบบประชิด ![]() khaaF phaH jaoF phraawmH theeF jaL khaoF bpraL jamM gaanM phaL cheernM naaF laeH thamM laaiM satL dtruuM khaawngR bpraL thaehtF saL haL ratH aL maehM riH gaaM naiM sohngR khraamM baaepL bpraL chitH "I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy the enemies of the United States of America in close combat." | ||
| 1c. ประชิด bpraL chitH [adjective] | |||
| definition | adjoining; adjacent | ||
| 2a.  [proper noun, person] | |||
| definition | Chid [a Thai given name] (close, near, touching) | ||
| categories | |||
| sample sentence | ฉันเพิ่งได้รับจดหมายจากคุณชิด ![]() ![]() chanR pheerngF daiF rapH johtL maaiR jaakL khoonM chitH "I have just received a letter from Nai Chit." | ||
| 3. ลูกชิด luukF chitH [noun] | |||
| definition | a [specific] Thai dessert | ||
| 3b. ลูกชิด luukF chitH [noun] | |||
| definition | inner seed of palm fruit | ||

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