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| คลึง khleungM |
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| 1. | to caress tenderly |
| 2. | to roll [an object into a ball], to massage [with a circular motion] |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | คฺลึง |
| IPA | kʰlɯŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | khlueng |
| 1. [verb] | |||
| definition | to caress tenderly | ||
| examples | คลึงเคล้า | khleungM khlaaoH | to caress, fondle |
| คลึงเคล้น | khleungM khlenH | to caress, fondle | |
| 2. | |||
| definition | to roll [an object into a ball], to massage [with a circular motion] | ||
| example | คลึงเทียน | khleungM thiianM | to roll wax into candles/tapers |
| sample sentence | ถ้าอยากได้น้ำเยอะ ๆ ก่อนคั้นน้ำมะนาวให้ใช้มือคลึงลูกมะนาวให้นิ่มก่อน thaaF yaakL daiF naamH yuhH gaawnL khanH naamH maH naaoM haiF chaiH meuuM khleungM luukF maH naaoM haiF nimF gaawnL "If you want to get a lot of juice from a lime before you squeeze it, you should first use your hand to roll in [on a hard surface] until it is soft." | ||