รู้สึกยำเกรง(róo-sèuk yam grayng)

Meanings

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[to] feel respectful fear of; be awed by [sb]/[sth]

To feel a mix of respect and fear toward someone or something; to be in awe or slightly intimidated.

Examples

นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyรู้สึกยำเกรงróo-sèuk yam grayngรู้สึกยำเกรงróo-sèuk yam grayng[to] feel respectful fear of; be awed by [sb]/[sth]อาจารย์aa-jaanอาจารย์aa-jaan1teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)2honorific/title for a teacher3master (spiritual/martial/arts)ฝ่ายปกครองfàai bpòk krongฝ่ายปกครองfàai bpòk krong1administration; administrative body2discipline office/department (in a school)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleเจ้าระเบียบjâo rá-bìiapเจ้าระเบียบjâo rá-bìiap1stickler for order2overly orderly; fussyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
All the students feel a mix of respect and fear for the disciplinary teacher because he is very strict.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)Part 1
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ยำเกรงyam-grayngยำเกรงyam-grayng[to] revere; fear respectfullyPart 2
รู้สึกยำเกรงróo-sèuk yam grayngรู้สึกยำเกรงróo-sèuk yam grayng[to] feel respectful fear of; be awed by [sb]/[sth]