เหนียวแน่น(nĭiao nâen)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
firm; tight; secure
held together strongly; fixed or attached tightly and not easily loosened
Examples
ฝาปิดfăa bpìtฝาปิดfăa bpìtlid; capขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3[to] cover; seal4closed; shut; not open5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdเหนียวแน่นnĭiao nâenเหนียวแน่นnĭiao nâen1firm; tight; secure2strong (market/demand/support)3close-knit; loyal (group/relationship)เปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn onไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)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 boundsเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
This bottle cap is tightly shut; I can’t open it.
2AdjectiveB2
close-knit; loyal (group/relationship)
describing people who are very united, cohesive, and loyal to one another
Examples
ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)เหนียวแน่นnĭiao nâenเหนียวแน่นnĭiao nâen1firm; tight; secure2strong (market/demand/support)3close-knit; loyal (group/relationship)ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyช่วยกันchûuai ganช่วยกันchûuai gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]มีปัญหาmee bpan-hăaมีปัญหาmee bpan-hăa[to] have a problem; there is a problem
Our family is tight-knit; everyone helps when there’s a problem.
3AdjectiveB2
strong (market/demand/support)
stable and not weakening, as in steady demand, firm prices, or solid support
Examples
แม้máeแม้máe1even2even; even if; althoughเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìtเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìt1economy2economic conditions; the economyชะลอchá-loชะลอchá-lo1[to] slow (down)2[to] delay; postpone3[to] suspend; deferแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ความต้องการkwaam dtông gaanความต้องการkwaam dtông gaan1want; need; desire2market demand3requirementบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ในเมืองnai meuuangในเมืองnai meuuang1in the city; downtown2urban; cityยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)เหนียวแน่นnĭiao nâenเหนียวแน่นnĭiao nâen1firm; tight; secure2strong (market/demand/support)3close-knit; loyal (group/relationship)
Even though the economy slows, housing demand in the city remains steady.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
แน่นแฟ้นnâen fáenแน่นแฟ้นnâen fáenclose-knit; tight; strong (relationship/bond)
close-knit; tight; strong (relationship/bond)
แนบแน่นnâep nâenแนบแน่นnâep nâenclose-knit; tight; firmly attached
close-knit; tight; firmly attached
มั่นคงmân kongมั่นคงmân kong1stable; steady2secure (finance/job/state)3stability; security
- stable; steady
- secure (finance/job/state)
- stability; security
กลมเกลียวglom glieowกลมเกลียวglom glieowharmonious; united
harmonious; united
แน่นหนาnâen năaแน่นหนาnâen năa1sturdy; solid; secure2tight; firmly fastened3well-fortified; well-guarded
- sturdy; solid; secure
- tight; firmly fastened
- well-fortified; well-guarded
Word Breakdown
+
เหนียวแน่นnĭiao nâenเหนียวแน่นnĭiao nâenfirm; tight; secure