กรรม(gam)

Meanings

1NounB1

damn it; what bad luck! (colloquial)

an exclamation of misfortune or trouble, expressing frustration about bad luck.

Examples

ลืมleuumลืมleuum1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasis7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)กุญแจบ้านgun-jae bâanกุญแจบ้านgun-jae bâanhouse keyอีกแล้วèek láewอีกแล้วèek láewagain; once more (often with annoyance)กรรมgamกรรมgam1karma; deed (Buddhist moral causation)2deed; act (with moral weight)3fate; consequence; retribution4damn it; what bad luck! (colloquial)จริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2[!] really?!; seriously?!
Forgot my house keys again—what bad luck.
2NounB2

karma; deed (Buddhist moral causation)

in Buddhism, intentional actions (deeds) that bring corresponding results in this life or future lives.

Examples

พระท่านprá tâanพระท่านprá tâanthe venerable monk (honorific)สอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] instruct; train [sb]2[to] admonish; give moral guidance3[to] teach [sb] [sth]ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeกรรมgamกรรมgam1karma; deed (Buddhist moral causation)2deed; act (with moral weight)3fate; consequence; retribution4damn it; what bad luck! (colloquial)เกิดจากgèrt jàakเกิดจากgèrt jàak1[to] result from [sth]; be caused by [sth]; arise from [sth]2[to] be formed from; originate from; be produced byเจตนาjèt-dtà-naaเจตนาjèt-dtà-naaintention; intentการทำgaan tamการทำgaan tamthe act of doing/making; execution; performanceดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bileหรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)3otherwise; or else (formal)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveชั่วchûuaชั่วchûua1evil; wicked2bad; poor (quality)3for a short time; temporarily (prefix)4classifier for periods of timeย่อมyômย่อมyômnaturally; as expectedมีผลmee pŏnมีผลmee pŏn1[to] have an effect (on); affect2be in effect; be valid3take effect; come into force4[plants] bear fruitตามมาdtaam maaตามมาdtaam maa1[to] follow; come after2[to] ensue; result
The monk taught that karma arises from intention; good or bad deeds bring corresponding results.
3NounB2

deed; act (with moral weight)

an intentional action, good or bad, considered in terms of its ethical quality.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตั้งใจdtâng jaiตั้งใจdtâng jai1[to] intend; mean to2[to] be determined; resolve3[to] pay close attention; concentrate4intentionally; on purposeทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveกรรมดีgam deeกรรมดีgam deegood deed; good karmaโดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughอาสาช่วยaa-săa chûuaiอาสาช่วยaa-săa chûuai[to] volunteer to helpคนแก่kon gàeคนแก่kon gàeelderly person; old personข้ามถนนkâam tà-nŏnข้ามถนนkâam tà-nŏn[to] cross the roadเป็นประจำbpen bprà-jamเป็นประจำbpen bprà-jamregularly; habitually; routinely
He intentionally performs good deeds by regularly volunteering to help the elderly cross the road.
4NounB2

fate; consequence; retribution

an outcome viewed as the result or payback of one’s past actions; often used loosely as ‘what goes around comes around.’

Examples

เมื่อก่อนmêuua gònเมื่อก่อนmêuua gònformerly; previously; in the pastเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herชอบนินทาchôp nin-taaชอบนินทาchôp nin-taagossipyคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)กรรมgamกรรมgam1karma; deed (Buddhist moral causation)2deed; act (with moral weight)3fate; consequence; retribution4damn it; what bad luck! (colloquial)ตามทันdtaam tanตามทันdtaam tan1[to] catch up with [sb]/[sth]2[to] keep up with [sb]/[sth]จริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2[!] really?!; seriously?!
She used to gossip about people; now no one believes her. What goes around comes around.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

กรgonกรgon1Garuda (mythical bird; royal emblem of Thailand)2claw; pincer (crab/lobster)3to beg; to ask earnestly (lit.)4jar; vessel (arch./lit.)5hand; arm (literary)Part 1
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รมromรมrom1[to] fume-color/plate (metal/jewelry); patinate2[to] stress out; wear out (slang)3[to] fumigate; smoke-treat4[to] smoke (food)5fumigation; smoking (process)Part 2
กรรมgamกรรมgamdamn it; what bad luck! (colloquial)