กะเฮ็ด(gà hêt)
Meanings
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[to] do (anyway); [to] go ahead and do (Isan dialect)
Isan dialect: to still do something; to go ahead and do it anyway, often despite doubt, advice, or obstacles (particle กะกะgà1estimate; guess2ration; allotted portion; quota3informal particle (colloquial contraction)4approximately; about5work shift6cowrie shell (archaic) adds an 'anyway/just' tone).
Examples
บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatอย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offเฮ็ดhétเฮ็ดhét[to] do; make (Isan/Lao)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingอันตรายan-dtà-raaiอันตรายan-dtà-raai1danger; hazard2dangerous; hazardousแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เขากะkăo gàเขากะkăo gàKhao Ka (place name; transliteration)เฮ็ดhétเฮ็ดhét[to] do; make (Isan/Lao)จนได้jon dâiจนได้jon dâi1ended up (resultative, often undesired)2eventually; in the end; after all3There it is; so it happened (after all)
I told him not to do it, it's dangerous, but he went and did it anyway.
Word Breakdown
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กะเฮ็ดgà hêtกะเฮ็ดgà hêt[to] do (anyway); [to] go ahead and do (Isan dialect)