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สนอง saL naawngR

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1.	to respond to; answer
2.	to satisfy; meet (the needs of)
3.	to supply
4.	to reciprocate; repay; give in return
5.	to accept; take; embrace

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai	สะ-หฺนอง
IPA	sànɔ̌ːŋ
Royal Thai General System	sanong



1. [verb, transitive, intransitive, loanword, Khmer]
definition	to respond to; answer
related word	ขนอง	khaL naawngR	[สนอง]
examples	คำสนอง	khamM saL naawngR	(written or oral) formal acceptance
	ตอบสนองปุบปับ ฉับพลัน	dtaawpL saL naawngR bpoopL bpapL chapL phlanM	to be spontaneous (acting upon sudden impulses)
	ยืม หอกสนองคืน	yeuumM haawkL saL naawngR kheuunM	to turn your enemy’s weapons against them


2. [verb, transitive]
definition	to satisfy; meet (the needs of)
example	ตอบสนอง	dtaawpL saL naawngR	to meet; satisfy; fulfill [the needs of]; reciprocate


3. [verb, transitive]
definition	to supply


4. [verb, transitive, intransitive]
definition	to reciprocate; repay; give in return
sample sentences	กรรม ใด ใคร ก่อ กรรม นั้น ย่อมสนอง gamM daiM khraiM gaawL gamM nanH yaawmF saL naawngR "As you sow, so you shall reap."
	กรรม ตามสนอง gamM dtaamM saL naawngR "What goes around comes around."


5. [verb, transitive]
definition	to accept; take; embrace



special note	This word contains an initial consonant cluster which follows the general clustered consonant tone rule. This is the common case for clusters in which: the first consonant is mid- or high-class, and the second consonant is low-class. As shown in the phonemic transcription result, the tone of the syllable as a whole is determined by the consonant class of the first consonant in the cluster. For more details, please check the following resources: reference summary, Non-conforming Initial Clusters the lesson, Inside a Thai Syllable

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