Body and health ลิ้น lín
tongue noun
- lín high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
ลิ้นlín is short, with a high tone. The doctor may ask you to stick it out, แลบลิ้นlâep lín, and the little flap at the back of your throat, the uvula, is ลิ้นไก่lín-gài, "chicken tongue". To taste food is ชิมchim, and its taste or flavour is รสชาติrót-châat.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- linn
- leen
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