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| งอมแงม ngaawmM ngaaemM |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | งอม-แงม |
| IPA | ŋɔːm ŋɛːm |
| Royal Thai General System | ngom ngaem |
| [adverb] | |||
| definition | extremely; severely; almost to death; beyond recovery; thoroughly bad | ||
| components | งอม  | ngaawmM | severe; serious; extreme; confirmed |
| แงม | ngaaemM | [euphonious suffix] | |
| examples | ติดเหล้างอมแงม | dtitL laoF ngaawmM ngaaemM | to be extremely (severely, seriously, fatally, irrecoverably, utterly) addicted to drinking; to be alcoholic |
| sample sentence | มีข่าวออกมาว่านางเอกใหม่คนนี้มีประวัติไม่ดี ทั้งติดยางอมแงม ทำตัวเหลวแหลกแต่คุณแม่จับใส่ตะกร้าล้างน้ำ แล้วดันเข้าวงการบันเทิง meeM khaaoL aawkL maaM waaF naangM aehkL maiL khohnM neeH meeM bpraL watL maiF deeM thangH dtitL yaaM ngaawmM ngaaemM thamM dtuaaM laayoR laaekL dtaaeL khoonM maaeF japL saiL dtaL graaF laangH naamH laaeoH danM khaoF wohngM gaanM banM theerngM "Rumor has it that this new leading lady has a checkered history; she became addicted to drugs and let herself go physically. However, her mother cleaned her up and pushed her into the entertainment [industry]." | ||