เลีย

liia

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] lick

to touch, pass, or move over something with the tongue, to taste, clean, or show affection

Examples

ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)หมาเลียmăa liaหมาเลียmăa lia[to] lick (of a dog)มือmeuuมือmeuu1hand2skill; level; expertise3round; turn (card games)4doer; agent5classifier: pairs of handsฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerความรักkwaam rákความรักkwaam rák1love; affection2romance; romantic relationship
The puppy licks my hand to ask for affection.
2VerbB2

[to] toady; fawn

to flatter [sb] excessively to gain favor (figurative)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เลียliiaเลียliia1[to] lick2[to] toady; fawnหัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)เลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàengเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàeng1[to] promote [sb]2[to] be promoted; get a promotionเร็วขึ้นreo kêunเร็วขึ้นreo kêun1faster; more quickly2faster (than before)3[to] become faster; speed up
He likes to flatter the boss to get promoted faster.

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