สูงโย่ง(sŏong yôhng)
Meanings
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tall and lanky; gangling
very tall and thin; lanky or gangling, usually used to describe a person's physical build
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)โตเร็วdtoh reoโตเร็วdtoh reo1fast-growing2[to] grow quicklyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)สูงโย่งsŏong yôhngสูงโย่งsŏong yôhngtall and lanky; ganglingจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaเสื้อผ้าsêua pâa1clothes; clothing; apparel2outfits; wardrobe (collection of clothes)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old-fashioned; outdated3old; not newใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
That child grew up very fast; now he is so lanky that he can't wear his old clothes anymore.
Word Breakdown
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สูงโย่งsŏong yôhngสูงโย่งsŏong yôhngtall and lanky; gangling