ก้มหน้า(gôm nâa)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] bow/lower one's head
to bend or tilt the head forward so the face points downward
2VerbB2
[to] hang one's head; show dejection/submission
to keep the head lowered as a sign of shame, sadness, or submissiveness
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำได้tam dâiทำได้tam dâi1[to] be able to do [sth]2[!] I/we did it!3[to] be allowed to do [sth]เพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2enough; sufficient (literary/formal)3as; as much as; only if/when4only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)ก้มหน้าgôm nâaก้มหน้าgôm nâa1[to] bow/lower one's head2[to] hang one's head; show dejection/submissionรับฟังráp fangรับฟังráp fang1[to] listen (attentively); hear out2[to] take into accountคำkamคำkam1word; term2speech; saying; utterance3classifier for words/utterancesต่อว่าdtòr wâaต่อว่าdtòr wâa1[to] scold [sb]; rebuke [sb]; reprimand [sb]2[to] reproach; scold; blame [sb] verballyโดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เถียงtĭiangเถียงtĭiang1[to] argue; [to] talk back2[to] defend; [to] justify (one's position)สักsàkสักsàk1teak2[to] tattoo3about; approximately4any; even (a little); at all5[classifier] treeคำkamคำkam1word; term2speech; saying; utterance3classifier for words/utterances
He could only bow his head and listen to the scolding without arguing back at all.
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Word Breakdown
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ก้มหน้าgôm nâaก้มหน้าgôm nâa[to] bow/lower one's head