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เธอ　ทั้ง　อิดโรย　ทั้ง　ซูบผอม　ค่ะ

เธอ　ทั้ง　อิดโรย　ทั้ง　ซูบผอม　ค่ะ
She is both exhausted and gaunt.
From Lesson 425:Spoken predicate correlative (ทั้ง... ทั้ง...)·Thai

Questions & Answers about เธอ　ทั้ง　อิดโรย　ทั้ง　ซูบผอม　ค่ะ

How is ทั้ง... ทั้ง... used here differently than when linking nouns?
While you might link nouns with ทั้ง [A] และ [B] (both A and B), spoken Thai often uses ทั้ง [A] ทั้ง [B] to wrap around parallel verbs or adjectives for emphasis. Here, it wraps directly around the adjectives อิดโรย (exhausted) and ซูบผอม (gaunt) to show she is suffering from both conditions equally.
How does อิดโรย differ from the more common word for tired, เหนื่อย?
เหนื่อย is the standard word for feeling tired or fatigued. อิดโรย is a higher-level word that implies a deep physical weariness, depletion, or drooping, which is usually visibly obvious in someone's face or posture.
What does the ซูบ in ซูบผอม add to the common word ผอม (thin)?
While ผอม simply means thin and can be healthy or neutral, ซูบ means haggard, sunken, or pale. Combined into ซูบผอม, it specifically describes someone who is gaunt or unhealthily emaciated, matching the deep exhaustion of อิดโรย.
Why is there no word for "is" (like เป็น or คือ) before the adjectives?
As a quick refresher: Thai adjectives act as complete verbs themselves (often called stative verbs). You do not use a "to be" helper verb to link a subject to an adjective in Thai. Because of this, the ทั้ง... ทั้ง... verbal wrap attaches straight to these describing words.

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