เลศนัย

lêt nai

Meanings

1NounB2

hidden motive; hidden agenda

a secret reason or plan behind [sb]'s words or actions; a hidden agenda

Examples

ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herน่ะnâน่ะnâ1sentence-final softener/emphasis2post-topic marker/highlighterฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)ต้องมีdtông meeต้องมีdtông mee[to] must have; [to] need to haveเลศนัยlêt naiเลศนัยlêt nai1hidden motive; hidden agenda2implied meaning; hidden meaningอะไรบางอย่างà-rai baang yàangอะไรบางอย่างà-rai baang yàangsomethingแอบแฝงàep făengแอบแฝงàep făeng1[to] hide; lurk; infiltrate; be concealed2covert; hidden; implicitอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remain
The way he's being so nice to you, I think there must be some hidden agenda.
2NounB2

implied meaning; hidden meaning

a meaning that is hinted at but not said clearly in speech or writing; subtext

Examples

คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเลศนัยlêt naiเลศนัยlêt nai1hidden motive; hidden agenda2implied meaning; hidden meaningนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)หมายความmăai kwaamหมายความmăai kwaam1[to] mean; signify2[to] imply; suggestตามที่dtaam têeตามที่dtaam têe1as; just as; in the way that2according to; as perพูดตรงๆpôot dtrong dtrongพูดตรงๆpôot dtrong dtrongfrankly; directlyหรอกròkหรอกròk1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
His words have subtext; he doesn't mean exactly what he says.

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