ขย้ำ(kà-yâm)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] grab and squeeze; throttle

To seize and squeeze [sb/sth] hard, as if choking or crushing; to grip forcefully.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1[to] be angry (at/with/about)2angry; madมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ขย้ำkà-yâmขย้ำkà-yâm1[to] grab and squeeze; throttle2[to] maul; bite repeatedly (prey)กระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2document; paperwork3sheet of paper; piece of paperในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)มือmeuuมือmeuu1hand2skill; level; expertise3round; turn (card games)4doer; agent5classifier: pairs of handsจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofยับยู่ยี่yáp yûu yîiยับยู่ยี่yáp yûu yîicrumpled; wrinkled
He was very angry, so he crumpled the paper in his hand until it was a wrinkled mess.
2VerbB2

[to] maul; bite repeatedly (prey)

For an animal to attack prey by biting and holding or shaking it; to savage.

Examples

สิงโตsĭng-dtohสิงโตsĭng-dtohlionกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofขย้ำkà-yâmขย้ำkà-yâm1[to] grab and squeeze; throttle2[to] maul; bite repeatedly (prey)ม้าลายmáa laaiม้าลายmáa laai1zebra (animal)2zebra crossingที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingเพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only now3only/merely (just now starting)ล่าlâaล่าlâa1[to] hunt2[to] pursue; go after3recent; latestมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
The lion is savaging the zebra it just hunted.

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