เห็นใจ
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From เห็น (hěn, “to see”) + ใจ (jai, “heart; mind”).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | เห็นใจ e h ˘ n au t͡ɕ | |
| Phonemic | เห็น-ไจ e h ˘ n – ai t͡ɕ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | hěn-jai |
| Royal Institute | hen-chai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /hen˩˩˦.t͡ɕaj˧/(R) | |
Verb edit
เห็นใจ • (hěn-jai) (abstract noun การเห็นใจ or ความเห็นใจ)
- (dated) to realise or see through (someone's true intention, feelings, nature, etc).
- (idiomatic) to visit (a dying person in order to bid one's last farewell to that person or see off that person to the next world).
- (idiomatic) to have a heart (for); to feel (for); to sympathise (with); to empathise (with); to commiserate.
Derived terms edit
- เห็นอกเห็นใจ (hěn-òk-hěn-jai)