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Body Movements

Words for body movements and postures, for instructions at yoga, massage, or a doctor's exam.

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Thai	Reading	Meaning
ก้ม	gômkôm	to bend down; to look down
เงย	ngəəiŋɤːj	to look up; to raise one's head
หัน	hǎnhǎn	to turn (body or face)
ส่ายหน้า	sàai-nâasàːj.nâː	to shake one's head
ยักไหล่	yák làiják làj	to shrug
ไขว่ห้าง	khwài-hâangkʰwàj.hâːŋ	to cross one's legs
นั่งขัดสมาธิ	nâng khàt-sà-maa-thínâŋ kʰàt.sà.maː.tʰí	to sit cross-legged
นั่งพับเพียบ	nâng pháp-phîapnâŋ pʰáp.pʰîap	to sit with legs folded to one side
คุกเข่า	khúk-khàokʰúk.kʰàw	to kneel
นอนคว่ำ	nɔɔn khwâmnɔːn kʰwâm	to lie face down
นอนหงาย	nɔɔn ngǎainɔːn ŋǎːj	to lie on one's back
นอนตะแคง	nɔɔn dtà-khɛɛngnɔːn tà.kʰɛːŋ	to lie on one's side
พลิกตัว	phlík dtuapʰlík tua	to roll over
ยืดตัว	yʉ̂ʉt dtuajɯ̂ːt tua	to stretch one's body
งอ	ngɔɔŋɔː	to bend
เหยียด	yìatjìat	to extend (arms or legs)
กำมือ	gam mʉʉkam mɯː	to make a fist
แบมือ	bɛɛ mʉʉbɛː mɯː	to open one's hand
ชี้	chíitɕʰíː	to point
โบกมือ	bòok mʉʉbòːk mɯː	to wave one's hand
ปรบมือ	pròp mʉʉpròp mɯː	to clap
คลาน	khlaankʰlaːn	to crawl
ย่อง	yɔ̂ngjɔ̂ŋ	to tiptoe; to sneak
สะดุด	sà-dùtsà.dùt	to trip; to stumble
หายใจเข้า	hǎai-jai khâohǎːj.tɕaj kʰâw	to breathe in
หายใจออก	hǎai-jai ɔ̀ɔkhǎːj.tɕaj ʔɔ̀ːk	to breathe out
กลั้นหายใจ	glân hǎai-jaiklân hǎːj.tɕaj	to hold one's breath
อ้าปาก	âa pàakʔâː pàːk	to open one's mouth

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