ความนัย(kwaam nai)

Meanings

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hidden meaning; implication; subtext

an implied or suggested meaning; the subtext or implication behind words that is not stated directly.

Examples

คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuan1[to] seem; appear; look2apparently; seeminglyไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-raiไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-rai1nothing; there is nothing2it's nothing; nothing's wrongแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)รู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâa1[to] feel that; think that; have the impression that2it seems (to me) that...; I feel that...มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความนัยkwaam naiความนัยkwaam naihidden meaning; implication; subtextบางอย่างbaang yàangบางอย่างbaang yàangsomething; certain thing(s)ซ่อนอยู่sôn yòoซ่อนอยู่sôn yòo1[to] be hidden; be concealed2[to] be latent/underlying (figurative)
His words seemed like nothing, but I feel there's some hidden meaning.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ความkwaamความkwaam1abstract noun prefix2fact; matter; affair (formal)Part 1
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นัยnaiนัยnai1implication; underlying meaning2aspect; sense; respect3hint; indicationPart 2
ความนัยkwaam naiความนัยkwaam naihidden meaning; implication; subtext