เงื้อม(ngéuam)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] poise (a hand/weapon) to strike

to raise or hold up the hand or a weapon as if about to strike

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเงื้อมngéuamเงื้อมngéuam1[to] poise (a hand/weapon) to strike2overhang; cliff overhangมือmeuuมือmeuu1hand2skill; level; expertise3round; turn (card games)4doer; agent5classifier: pairs of handsเหมือนจะmĕuuan jàเหมือนจะmĕuuan jàit seems that; it looks likeตบdtòpตบdtòp1[to] slap2[to] smack; swat3[to] spike (volleyball); deliver a downward hit4slap; smackแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2holiday; day off; breakไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserve
He raised his hand as if to slap, but stopped himself.
2NounB2

overhang; cliff overhang

a projecting part that hangs over, such as a cliff ledge or eave

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)นั่งพักnâng pákนั่งพักnâng pák[to] sit and restใต้dtâiใต้dtâi1under; beneath; below2southern region; the South3southern; of the South (often as prefix ใต้-)4below; underneath (adverb)5under; subject to (authority/rules)เงื้อมหน้าผาngêuuam nâa păaเงื้อมหน้าผาngêuuam nâa păaoverhanging cliff/ledgeที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotยื่นออกไปyêun òk bpaiยื่นออกไปyêun òk bpai[to] stick out; [to] protrude; [to] extend [sth] outwardเหนือnĕuuaเหนือnĕuua1north; the North2northern3above; over4superior to; aboveทะเลสาบtá-lay sàapทะเลสาบtá-lay sàaplakeลมlomลมlom1wind2breeze; draft3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)5gas; flatulenceพัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2[to] be blown/waft3fan (device)4classifier: fansเย็นสบายyen sà-baaiเย็นสบายyen sà-baaipleasantly cool; cool and comfortable
We rested under the cliff ledge that juts out over the lake, and the breeze was cool.

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