Thai

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Etymology

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From กิน (gin, to consume; to eat) +‎ ใจ (jai, heart); literally "to consume the heart".

Pronunciation

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Orthographicกินใจ
k i n au t͡ɕ
Phonemic
กิน-ไจ
k i n – ai t͡ɕ
RomanizationPaiboongin-jai
Royal Institutekin-chai
(standard) IPA(key)/kin˧.t͡ɕaj˧/(R)

Verb

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กินใจ (gin-jai) (abstract noun การกินใจ or ความกินใจ)

  1. to affect emotionally: to impress, to touch, to move, to overwhelm, etc.
  2. to distrust; to doubt; to question; to suspect.
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