น้อมกาย(nóm gaai)
Meanings
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[to] bow; incline one's body respectfully
To bend or incline one's body as a sign of respect or humility; formal/polite usage.
Examples
เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)พบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] encounter; experience3[to] find; discoverพระอาจารย์prá aa-jaanพระอาจารย์prá aa-jaan1Venerable teacher (Buddhist monk)2revered monk-teacher (form of address)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3foreign; from another place4each; respectively5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forน้อมกายnóm gaaiน้อมกายnóm gaai[to] bow; incline one's body respectfullyแสดงsà-daengแสดงsà-daeng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] present; exhibitความเคารพkwaam kao-rópความเคารพkwaam kao-róp1respect; esteem; regard2deference; observance3reverence; veneration
When we met the venerable monk, we all inclined our bodies to show respect.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
น้อมตัวnóm dtuuaน้อมตัวnóm dtuua[to] bow; [to] bend down
[to] bow; [to] bend down
โค้งkóhngโค้งkóhng1curve; bend2[to] curve; bend; arch3curved; bending; arched4[to] bow (upper body)
- curve; bend
- [to] curve; bend; arch
- curved; bending; arched
- [to] bow (upper body)
โค้งคำนับkóhng kam-nápโค้งคำนับkóhng kam-náp[to] bow respectfully
[to] bow respectfully
Word Breakdown
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น้อมกายnóm gaaiน้อมกายnóm gaai[to] bow; incline one's body respectfully