เชย

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เชย • (chəəi) (abstract noun การเชย)

1. (somewhat dated) to chuck: to pat, tap, caress, or stroke lightly, as under the chin

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เชย • (chəəi) (abstract noun การเชย)

1. (dated, of rain) to shower
2. (dated, of wind) to blow lightly

After a character in the novel สามเกลอ (sǎam-gləə, “Three Pals”) by Pricha Intharapalit, first published in 1939.^[1] See also แห้ว (hɛ̂o).

เชย

1. (slang) dated, outdated; old-fashioned, unfashionable; awkward, graceless

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เชย • (chəəi) (abstract noun การเชย)

1. used in ชดเชย (chót-chəəi, “to replace what is lost, compensate”)

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เชย • (chəəi) (abstract noun การเชย)

1. (dated) to extract (as oil from sesame seeds)

• “เชย” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.