คืนคำ(keun kam)

Meanings

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[to] go back on one's word; [to] break a promise

To go back on one's word; to break a promise or retract a statement.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)สุดท้ายsùt táaiสุดท้ายsùt táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimatelyก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerคืนคำkeun kamคืนคำkeun kam[to] go back on one's word; [to] break a promise
He said he would come, but in the end, he went back on his word.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

คืนkeunคืนkeun1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4per (night) [prefix use]Part 1
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คำkamคำkam1word; term2speech; saying; utterance3classifier for words/utterancesPart 2
คืนคำkeun kamคืนคำkeun kam[to] go back on one's word; [to] break a promise