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เข็ดขยาด khetL khaL yaatL |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | เข็ด-ขะ-หฺยาด |
IPA | kʰèt kʰà jàːt |
Royal Thai General System | khet khayat |
[verb] | |||
definition | [is] afraid of doing something | ||
components | เข็ด | khetL | to be afraid to repeat wrongdoing after having learned one's bad lesson in the past; to be reformed through punishment |
ขยาด | khaL yaatL | [is] fearful; intimidated; timid; horrified; afraid | |
synonyms | เข็ดเขี้ยว | khetL khiaaoF | [is] afraid to do something again |
หวั่นเกรง | wanL graehngM | [is] apprehensive; fearful (of doing something) | |
sample sentence | หลังการลอยตัวค่าเงินบาท ภาคธุรกิจไทยเข็ดขยาดกับเงินกู้ต่างประเทศ langR gaanM laawyM dtuaaM khaaF ngernM baatL phaakF thooH raH gitL thaiM khetL khaL yaatL gapL ngernM guuF dtaangL bpraL thaehtF "After the value of the baht became free-floating, the Thai business sector became fearful of incurring foreign loans." | ||