ความมักน้อย(kwaam mák nói)
Meanings
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frugality; contentment with little
the quality of being satisfied with little; having few wants; simple, frugal living
Examples
คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wítใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wít[to] live (one's life); lead a lifeอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ความมักน้อยkwaam mák nóiความมักน้อยkwaam mák nóifrugality; contentment with littleไม่เคยmâi koieไม่เคยmâi koienever; have neverต้องการdtông gaanต้องการdtông gaan1[to] want; desire2[to] need; require3[to] seek; requestของฟุ่มเฟือยkŏng fûm-feuaiของฟุ่มเฟือยkŏng fûm-feuailuxury item; extravaganceเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
Grandma lives with contentment with little, never wanting any luxury items.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ความสันโดษkwaam săn-dòhtความสันโดษkwaam săn-dòhtcontentment; having few wants
contentment; having few wants
ความพอเพียงkwaam po piiangความพอเพียงkwaam po piiang1sufficiency; having enough2principle of sufficiency (Thai context)
- sufficiency; having enough
- principle of sufficiency (Thai context)
ความสมถะkwaam sà-má-tàความสมถะkwaam sà-má-tàsimplicity; frugality; austerity
simplicity; frugality; austerity
สันโดษsăn-dòhtสันโดษsăn-dòht1content; contented; self-sufficient in desire2contentment
- content; contented; self-sufficient in desire
- contentment
Word Breakdown
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ความมักน้อยkwaam mák nóiความมักน้อยkwaam mák nóifrugality; contentment with little