เลียน(liian)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] imitate; mimic; copy

to do something in the same way as someone or something else; to copy an action, style, speech, or behavior

Examples

เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)พยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptเลียนliianเลียนliian1[to] imitate; mimic; copy2[to] lick (poetic/archaic)ท่าทางtâa taangท่าทางtâa taang1gesture; posture2manner; air; look (suggesting outcome)3it looks like; seemsของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ห้องเรียนhông riianห้องเรียนhông riianclassroom
The children try to imitate the teacher’s gestures in class.
2VerbC1

[to] lick (poetic/archaic)

to pass the tongue over something; a literary or archaic usage in Thai

Examples

แมวmaeoแมวmaeo1cat2cat (any feline)เดินมาdern maaเดินมาdern maa[to] walk over; come walking (toward speaker/reference point)หาฉันhăa chănหาฉันhăa chăn[to] seek me; look for meแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ลิ้นlínลิ้นlín1tongue (organ)2sense of taste; palate3tongue-like part; flap4tongue (of animals as food)5tongue (of animals)6classifier: tongues; tongue-like partsเลียนliianเลียนliian1[to] imitate; mimic; copy2[to] lick (poetic/archaic)มือเบาmeuu baoมือเบาmeuu bao1gentle-handed; light touch2light-fingered; prone to steal3petty thief; pickpocketๆ-เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏm1snack; sweet; dessert2confectionery; pastry
The cat came to me and licked my hand softly as if asking for a treat.

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