ความพยาบาท(kwaam pá-yaa-bâat)

Meanings

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Vindictiveness; vengefulness; malice

A strong wish to take revenge on someone who hurt you; a vengeful, spiteful attitude or ill will.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to collect; pick up; gather2to tidy up; put in order3to charge; take (a fee/payment)4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to keep; store; put away7to put away/holster (weapon); to conceal8[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ความพยาบาทkwaam pá-yaa-bâatความพยาบาทkwaam pá-yaa-bâatVindictiveness; vengefulness; maliceไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveในใจnai jaiในใจnai jai1inwardly; to oneself2inwardly; internallyรอวันror wanรอวันror wan[to] await the day (when)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedแก้แค้นgâe káenแก้แค้นgâe káen[to] take revenge (on [sb]); get back at [sb]; retaliate against [sb]; avenge [sb]/[sth]คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotทำร้ายtam ráaiทำร้ายtam ráai1[to] harm; hurt [sb/sth]2[to] assault; attack3[to] self-harm4[to] wrong; mistreatเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hill
He kept his vengefulness in his heart, waiting for the day he could get revenge on the person who hurt him.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ความkwaamความkwaam1abstract noun prefix2fact; matter; affair (formal)Part 1
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พยาบาทpá-yaa-bàatพยาบาทpá-yaa-bàat1malice; vindictiveness; vengeful intent2spiteful; malicious; vengeful (formal/literary)Part 2
ความพยาบาทkwaam pá-yaa-bâatความพยาบาทkwaam pá-yaa-bâatVindictiveness; vengefulness; malice