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How to say elegant, polished (of language)
in Thai
สละสลวย
sà-là-sà-lǔai
elegant, polished (of language)
sà lowlà lowsà lowlǔai rising
For writing or speech that flows beautifully. Itself a four-beat word.
- Part of speech
- adj
In a sentence
- ภาษาในการ์ดแต่งงานสละสลวยมากpaa-sǎa nai gáat dtàaeng-ngaan sà-là-sà-lǔai mâakThe language on the wedding card is very elegant.
From the same situation: Idioms 2 and four-syllable expressions
- คำซ้อนpaired word, word doublet
- คำสัมผัสrhyming words, rhyme
- คำพังเพยsaying, adage
- โวหารrhetoric, way with words
- อุปมาsimile, analogy
- เปรียบเปรยto make a pointed comparison
- คมคายsharp, witty (of words)
- นัยimplication, hidden sense
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