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| เข็ญ khenR |  |
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| 1. | [of a problem] [is] hard; difficult; troubling |
| 2. | distress; suffering; grief; misfortune |
| 3. | poor; impoverished; destitute; poverty-stricken |
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| Phonemic Thai | เข็น |
| IPA | kʰěn |
| Royal Thai General System | khen |
| 1. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [of a problem] [is] hard; difficult; troubling | ||
| examples | ขู่เข็ญ | khuuL khenR | to threaten |
| การขู่เข็ญ | gaanM khuuL khenR | a threat | |
แสนเข็ญ | saaenR khenR | entailing big trouble; distressing; suffering; misfortune | |
| เคี่ยวเข็ญ | khiaaoF khenR | to drive; compel; force; urge; encourage | |
| เข็ญใจ | khenR jaiM | [is] poor; miserable | |
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| 2. [noun] | |||
| definition | distress; suffering; grief; misfortune | ||
| examples | ก่อกรรมทำเข็ญ | gaawL gamM thamM khenR | commit a sin; do all kinds of evil; do evil; make trouble |
| เหลือเข็ญ | leuuaR khenR | to suffer severe hardships | |
| ยุคเข็ญ | yookH khenR | age of calamity ; age of disaster | |
| 3. [adjective] | |||
| definition | poor; impoverished; destitute; poverty-stricken | ||
| example | ยากเข็ญ | yaakF khenR | [is] in extreme poverty; difficulty |
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