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hûuan

Meanings

1NounB1

curt; brusque (speech/tone)

Short and abrupt in wording or tone, lacking softeners or politeness; clipped.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตอบdtòpตอบdtòp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3answer; responseสั้นsânสั้นsân1short (length)2short (time; brief)3concise4short (breath; supply)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ห้วนhûuanห้วนhûuan1curt; brusque (speech/tone)2truncated; clipped; incompleteทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คนฟังkon fangคนฟังkon fang1listener2listening audienceรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)
He replied short and abrupt, which made the listener feel uneasy.
2NounB2

truncated; clipped; incomplete

Cut short or lacking connective parts, giving a choppy or unfinished feel (e.g., sentences, lines, musical phrases).

Examples

ประโยคprà-yôhkประโยคprà-yôhk1sentence (grammar)2statement/line (utterance)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ย่อyôย่อyô1[to] condense; abridge2[to] abbreviate3[to] minimize; shrink4condensed; abbreviatedนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ห้วนhûuanห้วนhûuan1curt; brusque (speech/tone)2truncated; clipped; incompleteไปหน่อยbpai nòiไปหน่อยbpai nòi1a bit (too); somewhat excessive2a little (farther/over); slightlyอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)สะดุดsà-dùtสะดุดsà-dùt1[to] trip; stumble2[to] snag; get caught3[to] falter; be interrupted4[to] hiccup; glitch (figurative)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingขาดคำkàat kamขาดคำkàat kam1[to] break off mid-sentence2[to] be speechless; be at a loss for wordsเชื่อมchêuuamเชื่อมchêuuam1[to] connect; link2[to] weld; solder; braze3syrup (dessert)4[to] sweeten with syrup
The sentences in this paragraph are a bit choppy; they read awkwardly because they lack connectors.

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