ความเอ็นดู(kwaam en-doo)
Meanings
1NounB1
tender affection; fondness
a warm, caring feeling toward someone, often younger or weaker
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความเอ็นดูkwaam en-dooความเอ็นดูkwaam en-doo1tender affection; fondness2compassion; tender pity3leniency from fondnessแมวmaeoแมวmaeo1cat2cat (any feline)ตัวเล็กdtuua lékตัวเล็กdtuua lék1small; small in build2lowercase (letters)3small version/variantตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
I feel a lot of fondness for this little cat.
2NounB2
compassion; tender pity
gentle sympathy that inclines one to be kind or forgiving toward someone
Examples
แม้ว่าmáe wâaแม้ว่าmáe wâaalthough; even thoughเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveพลาดไปplâat bpaiพลาดไปplâat bpai[to] have missed [sth]; [to] have made a mistakeแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)หัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerมองmongมองmong1[to] watch; observe2[to] view; regard; consider3[to] look atด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toความเอ็นดูkwaam en-dooความเอ็นดูkwaam en-doo1tender affection; fondness2compassion; tender pity3leniency from fondnessและláeและláeand (coordinating)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2which; what (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)
Even though he made a mistake, the boss looked at him with gentle sympathy and didn't say anything critical.
3NounC1
leniency from fondness
favor or indulgence granted because of affectionate feeling toward someone
Examples
เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingความเอ็นดูkwaam en-dooความเอ็นดูkwaam en-doo1tender affection; fondness2compassion; tender pity3leniency from fondnessเป็นพิเศษbpen pí-sètเป็นพิเศษbpen pí-sèt1especially; particularly2specially; as an exception3exceptionally; unusuallyคุณย่าkun yâaคุณย่าkun yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏm1snack; sweet; dessert2confectionery; pastryหลานlăanหลานlăan1grandchild2niece or nephewคนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personมากกว่าmâak gwàaมากกว่าmâak gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater thanคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another person
Because of special favor, the grandmother often gives this grandchild more snacks than the others.
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ความเอ็นดูkwaam en-dooความเอ็นดูkwaam en-dootender affection; fondness