ข่มใจ
kòm jai
Meanings
1NounB2
[to] control oneself; [to] restrain oneself
to control one's feelings or behavior; to restrain oneself from doing or saying something.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightข่มใจkòm jaiข่มใจkòm jai[to] control oneself; [to] restrain oneselfไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not allow; not let; forbid2[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give3so that not; in order to preventโกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1[to] be angry (at/with/about)2angry; madเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)เพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateพูดจาpôot jaaพูดจาpôot jaa1[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)2speech; way of speakingไม่ดีmâi deeไม่ดีmâi dee1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorly5[!] Not good!ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)
He had to restrain himself from getting angry when his colleague spoke rudely to him.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
สะกดใจsà-gòt jaiสะกดใจsà-gòt jai1[to] captivate; mesmerize2[to] restrain oneself; hold back feelings
- [to] captivate; mesmerize
- [to] restrain oneself; hold back feelings
หักห้ามใจhàk hâam jaiหักห้ามใจhàk hâam jai[to] restrain oneself; [to] resist temptation
[to] restrain oneself; [to] resist temptation
สะกดกลั้นsà-gòt glânสะกดกลั้นsà-gòt glân[to] suppress; [to] hold back [sth]
[to] suppress; [to] hold back [sth]
อดกลั้นòt-glânอดกลั้นòt-glân1[to] restrain oneself; forbear2self-restraint; forbearance
- [to] restrain oneself; forbear
- self-restraint; forbearance
อดใจòt jaiอดใจòt jai[to] restrain oneself; resist temptation; hold back
[to] restrain oneself; resist temptation; hold back
Word Breakdown
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ข่มใจkòm jaiข่มใจkòm jai[to] control oneself; [to] restrain oneself