เห็นใจ

Thai

Etymology

From เห็น (hěn, to see) +‎ ใจ (jai, heart; mind).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเห็นใจ
e h ˘ n au t͡ɕ
Phonemic
เห็น-ไจ
e h ˘ n – ai t͡ɕ
RomanizationPaiboonhěn-jai
Royal Institutehen-chai
(standard) IPA(key)/hen˩˩˦.t͡ɕaj˧/(R)

Verb

เห็นใจ • (hěn-jai) (abstract noun การเห็นใจ or ความเห็นใจ)

  1. (dated) to realise or see through (someone's true intention, feelings, nature, etc).
  2. (idiomatic) to visit (a dying person in order to bid one's last farewell to that person or see off that person to the next world).
  3. (idiomatic) to have a heart (for); to feel (for); to sympathise (with); to empathise (with); to commiserate.

Derived terms