ปลอบขวัญ(bplòp kwăn)
Meanings
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[to] console; [to] comfort (to restore morale)
To console or comfort someone, especially to restore their spirit or morale after a frightening or upsetting experience.
Examples
เด็กน้อยdèk nôiเด็กน้อยdèk nôi1little child; little one2young/naive person (figurative)ร้องไห้róng hâiร้องไห้róng hâi1[to] cry; weep2[to] sobเสียงดังsĭiang dangเสียงดังsĭiang dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)เข้าไปkâo bpaiเข้าไปkâo bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)กอดgòtกอดgòt1[to] hug; embrace2a hug; an embraceเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofปลอบขวัญbplòp kwănปลอบขวัญbplòp kwăn[to] console; [to] comfort (to restore morale)
The little child was crying loudly, so the mother went in to hug and console him.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ประโลมbprà-lohmประโลมbprà-lohm1[to] soothe; comfort2[to] flatter; cajole (formal/literary)3[to] relieve; ease (pain or hardship) (formal)
- [to] soothe; comfort
- [to] flatter; cajole (formal/literary)
- [to] relieve; ease (pain or hardship) (formal)
ปลอบใจbplòp jaiปลอบใจbplòp jai1[to] comfort; console2[to] reassure3[to] soothe (emotionally)
- [to] comfort; console
- [to] reassure
- [to] soothe (emotionally)
กู้ขวัญgôo kwănกู้ขวัญgôo kwăn[to] restore [sb]'s morale; [to] boost [sb]'s spirits
[to] restore [sb]'s morale; [to] boost [sb]'s spirits
ปลอบประโลมbplòp bprà-loomปลอบประโลมbplòp bprà-loom[to] console; soothe
[to] console; soothe
ชโลมใจchà-lohm jaiชโลมใจchà-lohm jai[to] soothe; comfort; console [sb]
[to] soothe; comfort; console [sb]
Word Breakdown
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ปลอบขวัญbplòp kwănปลอบขวัญbplòp kwăn[to] console; [to] comfort (to restore morale)