ทอดเสียง(tâwt sĭiang)

Meanings

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[to] draw out one's voice

To speak or sing in a long, drawn-out, and often melodious or mournful tone.

Examples

คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ทอดเสียงtâwt sĭiangทอดเสียงtâwt sĭiang[to] draw out one's voiceยาวๆyaao yaaoยาวๆyaao yaao1for a long time; continuously (informal)2at length; in great detail (informal)3keep it going; more of the same (colloq. exhortation)เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taan1tale; story (traditional/children’s)2folk tale; fableก่อนนอนgòn nonก่อนนอนgòn non1before bed; before sleeping; at bedtime2bedtime (as a modifier)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; permitหลานlăanหลานlăan1grandchild2niece or nephewฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
Grandma often draws out her voice in a long tone when telling bedtime stories to her grandchild.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ทอดtôtทอดtôt1[to] fry (in oil)2[to] stretch out; extend; lay out3[to] cast; throw (a net/line)4[to] bestow; dedicate (merit/charity)5[to] bestow; confer (royal/religious honorific)Part 1
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เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic tonePart 2
ทอดเสียงtâwt sĭiangทอดเสียงtâwt sĭiang[to] draw out one's voice