แอบแฝง(àep făeng)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] hide; lurk; infiltrate; be concealed

to hide or lurk in a place or group, sometimes infiltrating it; to exist in a concealed or disguised way, often with a hidden motive

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแอบแฝงàep făengแอบแฝงàep făeng1[to] hide; lurk; infiltrate; be concealed2covert; hidden; implicitเข้าไปในkâo bpai naiเข้าไปในkâo bpai nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]กลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1[to] group; cluster2group (classification label)3group; clusterนักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaoนักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaotouristเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหลีกเลี่ยงlèek lîangหลีกเลี่ยงlèek lîang1[to] avoid; evade; steer clear of2[to] circumvent; sidestepการตรวจgaan dtrùuatการตรวจgaan dtrùuat1inspection; examination; check2medical exam; test; screening3security/customs inspection; screening
He infiltrated the group of tourists to avoid inspection.
2AdjectiveB2

covert; hidden; implicit

existing in a covert, hidden, or implicit way (e.g., a hidden agenda, underlying intent)

Examples

คำชมkam chomคำชมkam chomcompliment; words of praiseของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuan1[to] seem; appear; look2apparently; seeminglyมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความตั้งใจkwaam dtâng jaiความตั้งใจkwaam dtâng jai1intention; purpose2determination; resolve3attentiveness; focusแอบแฝงàep făengแอบแฝงàep făeng1[to] hide; lurk; infiltrate; be concealed2covert; hidden; implicitเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerผลประโยชน์pŏn-bprà-yôhtผลประโยชน์pŏn-bprà-yôht1benefit; advantage; good2profit; financial gain; returns3interests; stake4perks; employment benefits
His compliment seems to carry a hidden intention to ask for a favor.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

แฝงเร้นfăeng rénแฝงเร้นfăeng rén1[to] be hidden; [to] be concealed2hidden; concealed; latent
  • [to] be hidden; [to] be concealed
  • hidden; concealed; latent
แฝงตัวfăeng dtuuaแฝงตัวfăeng dtuua1[to] go undercover; [to] infiltrate2[to] hide; [to] conceal oneself
  • [to] go undercover; [to] infiltrate
  • [to] hide; [to] conceal oneself
แฝงfăengแฝงfăeng1[to] be concealed; be hidden; be embedded2hidden; implicit; latent; underlying3[to] imply; carry implicitly; contain implicitly
  • [to] be concealed; be hidden; be embedded
  • hidden; implicit; latent; underlying
  • [to] imply; carry implicitly; contain implicitly
ซ่อนเร้นsôn rénซ่อนเร้นsôn rén1[to] conceal; keep hidden2hidden; concealed; covert
  • [to] conceal; keep hidden
  • hidden; concealed; covert
โดยนัยdooy naiโดยนัยdooy nai1implicitly; by implication; indirectly2implicit; implied; tacit
  • implicitly; by implication; indirectly
  • implicit; implied; tacit

Word Breakdown

แอบàepแอบàep1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] secretly like; have a crush (without telling)3secretly; on the slyPart 1
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แฝงfăengแฝงfăeng1[to] be concealed; be hidden; be embedded2hidden; implicit; latent; underlying3[to] imply; carry implicitly; contain implicitlyPart 2
แอบแฝงàep făengแอบแฝงàep făeng[to] hide; lurk; infiltrate; be concealed