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| นั่งยอง ๆ nangF yaawngM yaawngM |
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| Phonemic Thai | นั่ง-ยอง-ยอง |
| IPA | nâŋ jɔːŋ jɔːŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | nang yong yong |
| [verb] | |||
| definition | to sit in a squatting position | ||
| components |  นั่ง  | nangF | to sit or be sitting |
| ยอง ๆ | yaawngM yaawngM | to sit or squat on one's heels, the Thai fashion of sitting on the ground | |
| synonym | หย่อง | yaawngL | to squat; sit in a squatting position |
| antonyms | นั่งขัดสมาธิ  | nangF khatL saL maatL | [is] sitting (on the floor) with legs crossed full-lotus (as for meditation) |
| นั่งคุกเข่า | nangF khookH khaoL | to sit with one's knees on the ground and one's backside on one's heels; a polite sitting position. | |
| นั่งพับเพียบ | nangF phapH phiiapF | to sit on the floor formally; with legs bent behind to one side | |
| sample sentence | ชายร่างอ้วนเหลียวหาเก้าอี้อีกครั้งก่อนทรุดตัวลงนั่งยอง ๆ บนพื้นกระดานผุ ๆ chaaiM raangF uaanF liaaoR haaR gaoF eeF eekL khrangH gaawnL sootH dtuaaM lohngM nangF yaawngM yaawngM bohnM pheuunH graL daanM phooL "The heavy-set guy once again looked around for a chair [to sit on] before collapsing to the rotten wooden floor in a squat." | ||