เคลือบแฝง

klêuuap făeng

Meanings

1NounC1

veiled; implicit; covert

veiled or implicit; having a hidden meaning or motive that is not openly shown.

Examples

คำชมkam chomคำชมkam chomcompliment; words of praiseของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsมีความหมายmee kwaam-măaiมีความหมายmee kwaam-măai[to] have meaning; [to] be meaningfulเคลือบแฝงklêuuap făengเคลือบแฝงklêuuap făengveiled; implicit; covertอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไม่แน่ใจmâi nâe jaiไม่แน่ใจmâi nâe jainot sure; uncertainว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตั้งใจdtâng jaiตั้งใจdtâng jai1[to] intend; mean to2[to] be determined; resolve3[to] pay close attention; concentrate4intentionally; on purposeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutอะไรกันà-rai ganอะไรกันà-rai ganWhat?!; What's going on?; What's happening?แน่nâeแน่nâe1certain; definite2surely; certainly; for sure3in trouble for sure; doom is certain4firm; steady; secure
His compliment had a veiled meaning; I'm not sure what he really intended to say.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เคลือบklêuuapเคลือบklêuuap1[to] coat; glaze; plate2[to] varnish; enamel; lacquer3[to] mask; sugar-coat; gloss over (feelings/intent)Part 1
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แฝงfăengแฝงfăeng1[to] be concealed; be hidden; be embedded2hidden; implicit; latent; underlying3[to] imply; carry implicitly; contain implicitlyPart 2
เคลือบแฝงklêuuap făengเคลือบแฝงklêuuap făengveiled; implicit; covert