การยืม(gaan yeeum)
Meanings
1NounB1
borrowing
The act of borrowing something.
Examples
การยืมgaan yeeumการยืมgaan yeeum1borrowing2borrowing (linguistics)หนังสือnǎng-sĕuหนังสือnǎng-sĕu1book (printed work)2document; letter3study textจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ห้องสมุดhông sà-mùtห้องสมุดhông sà-mùtlibraryไม่ต้องmâi dtôngไม่ต้องmâi dtông1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3[!] don't; no needเสียเงินsĭia ngernเสียเงินsĭia ngern1[to] spend/pay money; cost money2[to] lose money3[to] waste money
Borrowing books from the library is free.
2NounC1
borrowing (linguistics)
The process of adopting words or linguistic features from another language.
Examples
ภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai (school subject)3Thai-language; in Thaiมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการยืมgaan yeeumการยืมgaan yeeum1borrowing2borrowing (linguistics)คำkamคำkam1word; term2speech; saying; utterance3classifier for words/utterancesมาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toภาษาบาลีpaa-săa baa-leeภาษาบาลีpaa-săa baa-leePali languageและláeและláeand (coordinating)สันสกฤตsăn-sà-grìtสันสกฤตsăn-sà-grìtSanskrit (language)เป็นจำนวนมากbpen jam-nuuan mâakเป็นจำนวนมากbpen jam-nuuan mâak1numerous; many (post-nominal)2in large numbers; in great quantity
The Thai language has a lot of borrowing of words from Pali and Sanskrit.
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การยืมgaan yeeumการยืมgaan yeeumborrowing