Double color words to lessen the colors intensity

Explanation

When you want to say something is "kinda red" or "reddish" in Thai, you double the word "red". So, - red = แดง (daeng) - reddish/kinda red = แดงๆ (daeng daeng) This concept applies to all the colors in Thai

Pattern

color color

Examples

เหลืองๆ

lĕuuang lĕuuang

Yellowish

ม่วงๆ

mûuang mûuang

Purplish

เขียวๆ

kĭieow kĭieow

Greenish