เฉื่อย

chèuay

Meanings

1NounB1

sluggish; lethargic

slow-moving or lacking energy; not alert or responsive

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เฉื่อยchèuayเฉื่อยchèuay1sluggish; lethargic2inactive; unproductive3inert; having inertia (physics)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)ทำอะไรtam à-raiทำอะไรtam à-raiwhat are you doing?เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
Today I feel sluggish and don't have the energy to do anything.
2NounB1

inactive; unproductive

not taking action or showing initiative; slow to respond or work

Examples

หัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เฉื่อยchèuayเฉื่อยchèuay1sluggish; lethargic2inactive; unproductive3inert; having inertia (physics)เกินไปgern bpaiเกินไปgern bpaitoo; overly; excessivelyต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightรีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitไวขึ้นwai kêunไวขึ้นwai kêun1faster; quicker2more sensitive; more responsive
The boss said I’m too passive and need to start working faster.
3NounB2

inert; having inertia (physics)

resisting change in motion due to inertia unless acted on by an external force; sluggish in physical response

Examples

ลูกบอลlôok bonลูกบอลlôok bonball (for sports/games)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)หยุดอยู่yùt yòoหยุดอยู่yùt yòo[to] stay still; [to] remain stationaryอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)เฉื่อยchèuayเฉื่อยchèuay1sluggish; lethargic2inactive; unproductive3inert; having inertia (physics)จนกว่าจะjon gwàa jàจนกว่าจะjon gwàa jàuntilมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerผลักplàkผลักplàk1[to] push2[to] shove; push forcefully3[to] drive; impel (figurative)
A ball will remain at rest due to inertia until a force pushes it.

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