สละสลวย(sà-là sà-lŭuai)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

eloquent; well‑phrased

elegant and graceful in expression; well‑worded or refined in speech or writing

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ภาษาpaa-săaภาษาpaa-săa1language; tongue2register; jargon; specialized languageได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedสละสลวยsà-là sà-lŭuaiสละสลวยsà-là sà-lŭuai1eloquent; well‑phrased2graceful (style/form)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]บทความbòt kwaamบทความbòt kwaamarticle; essayของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsน่าอ่านnâa àanน่าอ่านnâa àanworth reading; enjoyable to read; recommendedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
He uses elegant language, which makes his articles very pleasant to read.
2AdjectiveB2

graceful (style/form)

pleasingly refined or elegant in style or form (literary/poetic use)

Examples

ท่ารำtâa ramท่ารำtâa ramdance pose/move; choreographic figureของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsนางรำnaang ramนางรำnaang ramfemale traditional dancerคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ช่างchângช่างchâng1never mind; let it be2how (exclamatory)3artisan; mechanic; technician4crafts-; technical (prefix)5[to] be inclined to; be prone to (do often)อ่อนช้อยòn chóiอ่อนช้อยòn chóigraceful; lithe; delicate (in movement or form)สละสลวยsà-là sà-lŭuaiสละสลวยsà-là sà-lŭuai1eloquent; well‑phrased2graceful (style/form)เหลือเกินlĕuua gernเหลือเกินlĕuua gernextremely; too; very
The dance movements of that performer are so delicate and elegant.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

สละsà-làสละsà-là1[to] relinquish; renounce; give up2[to] sacrifice3salak; snake fruit4[to] peel (fruit)Part 1
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สลวยsà-lŭuaiสลวยsà-lŭuaigraceful; elegant; sleekPart 2
สละสลวยsà-là sà-lŭuaiสละสลวยsà-là sà-lŭuaieloquent; well‑phrased