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| ใจหาย jaiM haaiR |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ไจ-หาย |
| IPA | tɕaj hǎːj |
| Royal Thai General System | chai hai |
| 1. น่าใจหาย naaF jaiM haaiR [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] astonishing; frightening; startling; alarming | ||
| components | น่า | naaF | [a prefix to a verb or adjective indicating a likely or probable state, as in the English suffix] "-able" |
 ใจ  | jaiM | heart; spirit; spiritual center or core; soul; inner being; mind | |
| หาย | haaiR | to disappear; lose; lost; be missing | |
| sample sentence | รถที่แล่นผ่านไปผ่านมาก็เร็วจนน่าใจหาย ยิ่งบางคันขับมาชิดรถเรามา เสียวไส้เหลือเกิน  rohtH theeF laaenF phaanL bpaiM phaanL maaM gaawF reoM johnM naaF jaiM haaiR yingF baangM khanM khapL maaM chitH rohtH raoM maaM siaaoR saiF leuuaR geernM "Cars speed by us so fast that we are startled; moreover, some cars pass us so closely and so fast that our hearts are in our mouths." | ||
| 2. อย่างน่าใจหาย yaangL naaF jaiM haaiR [adverb] | |||
| definition | alarmingly; frighteningly | ||
| components | อย่าง | yaangL | [numerical classifier for kinds, varieties, patterns, types, sorts] |
| ใจ | jaiM | heart; spirit; spiritual center or core; soul; inner being; mind | |
| หาย | haaiR | to disappear; lose; lost; be missing | |
| sample sentence | ทำไมคนไทยและเพื่อนบ้านส่วนใหญ่จึงอ่านหนังสือกันน้อยอย่างน่าใจหาย thamM maiM khohnM thaiM laeH pheuuanF baanF suaanL yaiL jeungM aanL nangR seuuR ganM naawyH yaangL naaF jaiM haaiR "Why is it that the majority of Thais and people in neighboring countries alarmingly read so few books?" | ||
| 3. ใจหาย jaiM haaiR [interjection, example sentence] | |||
| definition | "[I'm] frightened!" | ||
| categories | |||
| components | ใจ | jaiM | heart; spirit; spiritual center or core; soul; inner being; mind |
| หาย | haaiR | to disappear; lose; lost; be missing | |
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