ชิดซ้าย
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ชิด (chít, “close; near; etc”) + ซ้าย (sáai, “left”).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | ชิดซ้าย d͡ʑ i ɗ z ˆ ā y | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ชิด-ซ้าย d͡ʑ i ɗ – z ˆ ā y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | chít-sáai |
| Royal Institute | chit-sai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰit̚˦˥.saːj˦˥/(R) | |
Verb
[edit]ชิดซ้าย • (chít-sáai) (abstract noun การชิดซ้าย)
- (of movement or position, as of a vehicle, walking, etc) to keep to the left; to be as close as possible to the left side.
- (slang) to be unable to keep up with, to be not as good as, to be unable to match, or to yield to (someone or something, in terms of value, quality, ability, etc).