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| สูงวัย suungR waiM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | สูง-วัย |
| IPA | sǔːŋ waj |
| Royal Thai General System | sung wai |
| [modifier] | |||
| definition | [is] old; elderly; aged | ||
| components |  สูง  | suungR | [is] tall; high; advanced |
| วัย | waiM | [referring to an period of a person's age] years | |
| synonyms | แก่ | gaaeL | [of a person] [is] old; aged |
| ชรา | chaH raaM | [of a person] elderly, senile, old or aged | |
| เฒ่า | thaoF | [is] aged; very old | |
สูงอายุ | suungR aaM yooH | [is] old; aged; elderly | |
| sample sentence | แม้ทั้งสามคนจะสูงวัยก็ตามแต่เขายังดำเนินบทบาทในสังคมอย่างไม่ย่อท้อ maaeH thangH saamR khohnM jaL suungR waiM gaawF dtaamM dtaaeL khaoR yangM damM neernM bohtL baatL naiM sangR khohmM yaangL maiF yaawF thaawH "Even though all three of them were elderly, they continued to perform their roles in society without being discouraged." | ||
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