เสงี่ยม(sà-ngìiam)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
modest; reserved; polite
modest, reserved, unassuming, or polite in behavior and manners
Examples
ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàe1from; since (starting point)2from X to Yเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดผิดpûut pìtพูดผิดpûut pìt[to] misspeak; [to] say [sth] wrongในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chumที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chum1meeting; conference (event)2the assembly; the body3meeting venue/roomวันนั้นwan nánวันนั้นwan nánthat dayเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerทำตัวtam dtuuaทำตัวtam dtuua1[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneself2[to] act like; present oneself as; make oneself out to beสงบเสงี่ยมsà-ngòp sà-ngìiamสงบเสงี่ยมsà-ngòp sà-ngìiammodest; demure; reservedและláeและláeand (coordinating)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2[to] come out; appear; be issued3[to] produce; emit; put out4[to] pay; spend; disburse5[to] issue; publish6out; outward7resulting; turn out8[to] quit; resign9[in sports] out of boundsความเห็นkwaam hĕnความเห็นkwaam hĕn1opinion; view2official/legal opinion3opinion; commentอีกเลยèek loeiอีกเลยèek loeianymore; at all (with negatives)
Ever since he misspoke in the meeting that day, he has acted reserved and rarely voiced his opinions again.