thin-haired
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- 1 thin-haired、balding
Describes hair that is sparse or thinning, often with the scalp becoming more visible.
thin-haired、balding
Describes someone whose hair is sparse or becoming less dense.
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ผลิตภัณฑ์สำหรับคนผมบาง phalìttaphan sǎmràp khon phǒm baaŋ a product for people with thinning hair ผลิตภัณฑ์สำหรับคนผมบาง details
Learning notes
Explanation
This expression combines ผม “hair” and บาง “thin or sparse.” It usually refers to low overall hair density rather than the thickness of each individual strand. It can serve as the predicate in เขาผมบาง, “He has thinning hair,” or follow a noun in expressions such as คนผมบาง, “a person with thinning hair.” To describe a change, Thai commonly uses ผมเริ่มบาง, “the hair is starting to thin,” or ผมบางลง, “the hair is becoming thinner.”
Usage
Commonly used when discussing someone’s hair in everyday conversation, at salons, in scalp or hair-loss consultations, and in advertising for shampoos or hair-care products.
Caution
For fine individual hair strands, use เส้นผมเล็ก or เส้นผมบาง; for hair falling out, use ผมร่วง. Because this describes a person’s appearance, saying it directly to someone may be insensitive.