เกรงใจ
Thai
Etymology
From เกรง (greeng, “to fear; to worry”) + ใจ (jai, “heart; mind; emotion; etc”).
Pronunciation
Orthographic | เกรงใจ e k r ŋ au t͡ɕ | |
Phonemic | เกฺรง-ไจ e k ̥ r ŋ – ai t͡ɕ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | greeng-jai |
Royal Institute | kreng-chai | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /kreːŋ˧.t͡ɕaj˧/(R) |
Verb
เกรงใจ • (greeng-jai) (abstract noun การเกรงใจ or ความเกรงใจ)
- to not want to disturb or cause inconvenience to another person; to fear that someone would feel uneasy because of one's request or action.