สองนัย(sŏng nai)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

ambiguous; having a double meaning

Having two possible meanings; ambiguous; sometimes suggestive or risqué.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)พูดจาpôot jaaพูดจาpôot jaa1[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)2speech; way of speakingสองนัยsŏng naiสองนัยsŏng nai1ambiguous; having a double meaning2a double meaning; double entendreทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another personเข้าใจผิดkâo jai pìtเข้าใจผิดkâo jai pìt1[to] misunderstand; misinterpret2[to] mistake [sb/sth] for [sb/sth]บ่อยๆbòi bòiบ่อยๆbòi bòioften; frequently
He likes to use ambiguous language, which often causes others to misunderstand.
2NounB2

a double meaning; double entendre

A word, phrase, or remark with two meanings; sometimes suggestive.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedตลกdtà-lòkตลกdtà-lòk1ridiculous; absurd; laughable2comedian3funny; amusingที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเป็นสองbpen sŏngเป็นสองbpen sŏng[to] split in two; become twoนัยnaiนัยnai1implication; underlying meaning2aspect; sense; respect3hint; indicationแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเก็ทgétเก็ทgét[to] get it; [to] understandมุกmúkมุกmúk1pearl2joke; gag (colloquial)3pickup line; cheesy line (colloquial)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
He told a joke that was a double entendre, but nobody got his punchline.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondPart 1
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นัยnaiนัยnai1implication; underlying meaning2aspect; sense; respect3hint; indicationPart 2
สองนัยsŏng naiสองนัยsŏng naiambiguous; having a double meaning