เขยิบ(kà-yìp)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] move/shift slightly

to move a small distance; to shift position a little (often a short, subtle movement)

Examples

เขยิบkà-yìpเขยิบkà-yìp1[to] move/shift slightly2[to] scoot over (make room)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Move the table a little.
2VerbA2

[to] scoot over (make room)

to move yourself a little to one side to make space for someone or something

Examples

เขยิบkà-yìpเขยิบkà-yìp1[to] move/shift slightly2[to] scoot over (make room)หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
Move over a bit, please.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ขยับkà-yàpขยับkà-yàp1[to] move slightly; shift2[to] make room3[to] advance slightly; move up4[to] adjust; tweak
  • [to] move slightly; shift
  • [to] make room
  • [to] advance slightly; move up
  • [to] adjust; tweak
ถัดtàtถัดtàt1next; following2[to] move over; shift aside
  • next; following
  • [to] move over; shift aside
ขยับขยายkà-yàp kà-yăaiขยับขยายkà-yàp kà-yăai1[to] expand; [to] enlarge2[to] shift over; [to] make room
  • [to] expand; [to] enlarge
  • [to] shift over; [to] make room
เลื่อนlêuuanเลื่อนlêuuan1[to] slide; move along; move (something) smoothly2[to] postpone; delay3[to] be promoted; advance4[to] scroll5[to] shift; move (time/place)
  • [to] slide; move along; move (something) smoothly
  • [to] postpone; delay
  • [to] be promoted; advance
  • [to] scroll
  • [to] shift; move (time/place)
เคลื่อนklêuuanเคลื่อนklêuuan1[to] move; shift; budge2[to] be displaced; dislocate3[to] proceed; advance (formal/lit.)
  • [to] move; shift; budge
  • [to] be displaced; dislocate
  • [to] proceed; advance (formal/lit.)

Word Breakdown

เขkăyเขkăy1squinting; cross-eyed2[to] deviate; [to] veerPart 1
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ยิบyípยิบyíp1tiny; in small bits2[to] snatch; pick up quicklyPart 2
เขยิบkà-yìpเขยิบkà-yìp[to] move/shift slightly