ขย้อน
retch
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- 1 retch、regurgitate
Describes the stomach heaving or its contents rising back toward the throat or mouth, sometimes resulting in regurgitation or vomiting.
retch、regurgitate
Means to heave or bring stomach contents back up, whether or not anything is actually expelled.
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งูขย้อนซากไก่ออกมา ŋuu khayɔ̂ɔn sâak kày ɔ̀ɔk maa The snake regurgitated the chicken carcass. งูขย้อนซากไก่ออกมา details
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เด็กขย้อนนมออกมา dèk khayɔ̂ɔn nom ɔ̀ɔk maa The baby brought the milk back up. เด็กขย้อนนมออกมา details
Learning notes
Explanation
ขย้อน describes the physical action of the stomach or throat heaving and pushing something upward. It can refer to dry retching as well as bringing food or milk back up. ขย้อนขึ้นมา emphasizes the upward movement, while ขย้อนออกมา makes it clear that something comes out of the mouth. It is a direct, everyday description of a bodily reaction.
Usage
It is used when someone retches because of a bad smell, when food rises back into the throat, or when a baby brings milk back up. It can also be used to describe a physical symptom precisely.
Caution
Use อาเจียน when you simply need the standard word for actually vomiting. If someone only feels nauseated and has not begun to heave, use คลื่นไส้. For “go back” or “move backward” in an ordinary non-bodily sense, ย้อนกลับ is normally more appropriate.
Differences from similar words
1 retch synonyms
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คลื่นไส้ means to feel nauseated. ขย้อน describes the physical heaving or upward movement that occurs when someone is about to vomit or regurgitates something.
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อาเจียน is the standard general word for actually vomiting. ขย้อน focuses more on heaving or on stomach contents rising back up and does not always imply that anything comes out.