เคี้ยว
kíao
Meanings
1NounA1
[to] chew
to crush food in the mouth with the teeth before swallowing
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenเคี้ยวkíaoเคี้ยวkíao1[to] chew2[to] mull over; chew on (figurative)ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)กลืนgleuuanกลืนgleuuan1[to] swallow2[to] engulf; absorb3[to] blend in; harmonize4assimilation (ling.)
The child chews the rice slowly and then swallows.
2NounB2
[to] mull over; chew on (figurative)
to think about [sth] carefully or repeatedly; to mull over
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)เคี้ยวkíaoเคี้ยวkíao1[to] chew2[to] mull over; chew on (figurative)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesข้อเสนอkôr sà-nĕrข้อเสนอkôr sà-nĕr1proposal; suggestion2offer; bid (business)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainก่อนจะgòn jàก่อนจะgòn jàbefore; just before (introducing an earlier action)ตอบรับdtòp rápตอบรับdtòp ráp1[to] accept; agree; RSVP2[to] acknowledge; respond3[n.] acceptance; confirmation; RSVP
I’m still mulling over the company’s offer before accepting.