กำยำ(gam-yam)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
brawny; strapping; muscular; well-built
Describing a person, typically a man, who is large, physically strong, and muscular; brawny or strapping.
Examples
พี่ชายpêe chaaiพี่ชายpêe chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleกำยำgam-yamกำยำgam-yambrawny; strapping; muscular; well-builtเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ยกน้ำหนักyók náam nàkยกน้ำหนักyók náam nàk1[to] lift weights; do weight training2weightlifting (sport)ที่ยิมtêe yimที่ยิมtêe yim1at the gym2at the gym (location marker)
My older brother is a brawny person; he likes to lift weights at the gym.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ล่ำสันlâm-sănล่ำสันlâm-săn1burly; stocky; muscular (of a person)2sturdy; robust; solidly built (of a thing/structure)
- burly; stocky; muscular (of a person)
- sturdy; robust; solidly built (of a thing/structure)
บึกbèukบึกbèuk1Mekong giant catfish; large catfish2burly; beefy; muscular
- Mekong giant catfish; large catfish
- burly; beefy; muscular
ล่ำlâmล่ำlâmstocky; thickset; muscular
stocky; thickset; muscular
บึกบึนbèuk beunบึกบึนbèuk beunburly; rugged; sturdy; tough
burly; rugged; sturdy; tough
ถึกtèukถึกtèuk1tough; hardy; resilient2brawny; sturdy; powerfully built (colloquial)
- tough; hardy; resilient
- brawny; sturdy; powerfully built (colloquial)
Word Breakdown
+
กำยำgam-yamกำยำgam-yambrawny; strapping; muscular; well-built