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| ดิ้น dinF |  |
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| 1. | to struggle, wriggle, squirm, toss about, move to and fro, twist |
| 2. | tinsel; braid |
| 3. | to dance (western style) |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ดิ้น |
| IPA | dîn |
| Royal Thai General System | din |
| 1. [verb, intransitive] | |||
| definition | to struggle, wriggle, squirm, toss about, move to and fro, twist | ||
| examples | การดิ้นรนต่อสู้ | gaanM dinF rohnM dtaawL suuF | a struggle |
ด่าวดิ้น | daaoL dinF | to wriggle; to writhe | |
| ด่าวดิ้น | daaoL dinF | [is] wriggling; writhing | |
| ชักดิ้นชักงอ | chakH dinF chakH ngaawM | to throw a temper tantrum | |
| ชักดิ้นชักงอ | chakH dinF chakH ngaawM | to writhe (in pain) | |
| ชักดิ้นชักหงาย | chakH dinF chakH ngaaiR | to writhe (in pain) | |
| ดิ้นต่อลมหายใจ | dinF dtaawL lohmM haaiR jaiM | to struggle to breathe; gasp for breath | |
| ดิ้นเฮือกสุดท้าย | dinF heuuakF sootL thaaiH | to fight to one's last breath | |
| ดีดดิ้น | deetL dinF | [is] artificial | |
| ดิ้นไม่หลุด | dinF maiF lootL | [is] unable to stop struggling | |
| sample sentence | ลิงว่าหว้าหวังหว้า หว่าดิ้นโดดตาม lingM waaF waaF wangR waaF waaL dinF do:htL dtaamM "1. The monkey believes the eye of the deer is a succulent plum; it pursues the deer into the river; and struggles to stay afloat." "2. A monkey mistook the deer for black plums, with a hope of eating the plum, it jumped into the river and drowned." | ||
| 2. [noun] | |||
| definition | tinsel; braid | ||
| 3. [verb] | |||
| definition | to dance (western style) | ||
| notes | Western style dancing composed of body twisting, turning, jerking with quick motion | ||
| sample sentence | มันเป็นเรื่องธรรมดาของวัยรุ่นที่ดิ้นกันต้องมีรายการเหยียบหรือกระแทกกันบ้างดังนั้นจึงไม่แปลกหากจะเกิดเรื่องทะเลาะวิวาทกันระหว่างนั้น manM bpenM reuuangF thamM maH daaM khaawngR waiM roonF theeF dinF ganM dtawngF meeM raaiM gaanM yiiapL reuuR graL thaaekF ganM baangF dangM nanH jeungM maiF bplaaekL haakL jaL geertL reuuangF thaH lawH wiH waatF ganM raH waangL nanH "It is normal for teenagers who dance to stamp their feet or bump into one another; so, it is not surprising that fights break out." | ||
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