เกลี้ยกล่อม(glîia glòm)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] persuade gently; coax

To persuade someone by gentle reasoning or soothing words to agree or comply.

Examples

พี่สาวpêe săaoพี่สาวpêe săaoolder sister; elder female siblingพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptเกลี้ยกล่อมglîia glòmเกลี้ยกล่อมglîia glòm1[to] appease; soothe2[to] persuade gently; coaxน้องnóngน้องnóng1younger sibling2junior; younger personให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ขอโทษkŏr tóhtขอโทษkŏr tóht1[!] sorry; excuse me2[to] apologize (to [sb]) (for)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
My older sister tried to persuade her younger sibling to go apologize to a friend.
2VerbB2

[to] appease; soothe

To calm or placate someone with conciliatory words or tone.

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseเกลี้ยกล่อมglîia glòmเกลี้ยกล่อมglîia glòm1[to] appease; soothe2[to] persuade gently; coaxลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotร้องไห้róng hâiร้องไห้róng hâi1[to] cry; weep2[to] sobให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2holiday; day off; breakและláeและláeand (coordinating)ค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterๆ-เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toน้ำเสียงnám sĭiangน้ำเสียงnám sĭiang1tone of voice; vocal tone2tone; tenor (figurative)อ่อนโยนòn yohnอ่อนโยนòn yohn1gentle; kind (manner)2tender; delicate (treatment/handling)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)สงบลงsà-ngòp longสงบลงsà-ngòp long[to] calm down; [to] subside
The mother calmed her crying child, gently speaking until the child settled down.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

กล่อมglòmกล่อมglòm1[to] lull; soothe to sleep2[to] coax; cajole3[to] temper; condition (wood/ware)
  • [to] lull; soothe to sleep
  • [to] coax; cajole
  • [to] temper; condition (wood/ware)
โน้มน้าวnóhm náaoโน้มน้าวnóhm náao1[to] persuade; convince [sb]2[to] sway; influence [sb]
  • [to] persuade; convince [sb]
  • [to] sway; influence [sb]
ตะล่อมdtà-lômตะล่อมdtà-lôm1[to] gather [sth] together gently; round up2[to] coax [sb]; win [sb] over gradually
  • [to] gather [sth] together gently; round up
  • [to] coax [sb]; win [sb] over gradually
หว่านล้อมwàan lómหว่านล้อมwàan lómto persuade tactfully

to persuade tactfully

ชักจูงใจchák joong jaiชักจูงใจchák joong jai1[to] persuade; influence2[to] induce; lead toward a decision
  • [to] persuade; influence
  • [to] induce; lead toward a decision