ขายตัว(kăai dtuua)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] sell one's body for sex

to engage in prostitution; to have sex with someone in exchange for money

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ละครlá-konละครlá-kon1drama; play; theater show2theater; dramatic artsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightขายตัวkăai dtuuaขายตัวkăai dtuua1[to] sell one's body for sex2[to] sell out; betray one's principlesเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาเงินhăa ngernหาเงินhăa ngern[to] earn money; [to] make moneyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerรักษาrák-săaรักษาrák-săa1[to] treat; cure2[to] keep (a promise/law); observe3[to] hold (a position); serve as4[to] guard; look after; protect5[to] preserve; maintain; keepแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotป่วยbpùaiป่วยbpùai1sick; ill; unwell2[to] be ill; fall sick3be troubled (formal/lit.)
In the drama, she had to engage in prostitution to get money to treat her sick mother.
2VerbB2

[to] sell out; betray one's principles

to give up one's values, loyalty, or integrity for money or personal advantage; to 'sell oneself out'

Examples

นักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangpoliticianคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)กล่าวหาglàao hăaกล่าวหาglàao hăa1[to] accuse [sb] (of [sth])2[to] allege; accuse3[to] charge (formally)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeขายตัวkăai dtuuaขายตัวkăai dtuua1[to] sell one's body for sex2[to] sell out; betray one's principlesให้กับhâi gàpให้กับhâi gàpto; for (recipient/beneficiary)กลุ่มทุนglùm túnกลุ่มทุนglùm tún1business/financial bloc; big-business interests2investor consortium; funding groupใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)
That politician was accused of selling himself out to large corporations.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ขายkăaiขายkăai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneself
  • [to] sell [sth]
  • for sale; for purchase
  • [to] sell oneself; prostitute oneself
ขายบริการkăai bor-rí-gaanขายบริการkăai bor-rí-gaan[to] prostitute oneself; [to] sell sex

[to] prostitute oneself; [to] sell sex

ค้าประเวณีkáa bprà-way-neeค้าประเวณีkáa bprà-way-nee1[to] engage in prostitution2prostitution; the sex trade
  • [to] engage in prostitution
  • prostitution; the sex trade
ค้ากามkâa gaamค้ากามkâa gaam[to] sell sex; [to] work as a prostitute

[to] sell sex; [to] work as a prostitute

ทรยศtó-rá-yótทรยศtó-rá-yót1[to] betray [sb/sth]; be disloyal2traitorous; treacherous
  • [to] betray [sb/sth]; be disloyal
  • traitorous; treacherous

Word Breakdown

ขายkăaiขายkăai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfPart 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)Part 2
ขายตัวkăai dtuuaขายตัวkăai dtuua[to] sell one's body for sex