เขิน(kŏen)

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

shy; embarrassed

feeling shy, bashful, or embarrassed, often blushing or avoiding attention

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เขินkŏenเขินkŏen1shy; embarrassed2[to] feel shy/embarrassed3bashful (cute/romantic nuance)เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]โดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)ชมchomชมchom1[to] praise; compliment2[to] admire; take in (a view)3[to] watch; view (a show/broadcast)4[to] visit and view; tour
I get shy when I'm complimented.
2VerbA2

[to] feel shy/embarrassed

to become shy or embarrassed in a social situation; to blush

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herเขินkŏenเขินkŏen1shy; embarrassed2[to] feel shy/embarrassed3bashful (cute/romantic nuance)เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowชมchomชมchom1[to] praise; compliment2[to] admire; take in (a view)3[to] watch; view (a show/broadcast)4[to] visit and view; tourต่อหน้าdtò nâaต่อหน้าdtò nâa1in front of; to someone's face2before; in the presence of
She became shy when friends praised her in front of others.
3AdjectiveB1

bashful (cute/romantic nuance)

playfully shy or flustered in a cute or romantic way, often blushing

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชมchomชมchom1[to] praise; compliment2[to] admire; take in (a view)3[to] watch; view (a show/broadcast)4[to] visit and view; tourว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeสวยsŭuaiสวยsŭuai1beautiful; pretty2perfect; flawless (ironic)3nicely done; fineฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1smile2[to] smileเขินkŏenเขินkŏen1shy; embarrassed2[to] feel shy/embarrassed3bashful (cute/romantic nuance)หน้าแดงnâa daengหน้าแดงnâa daeng1[to] blush; [to have] one's face turn red2red-faced; flushed
He complimented me as pretty, so I smiled shyly and blushed.

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