ควาย(kwaai)

Meanings

1NounA2

water buffalo

a large bovine commonly used in farming in Southeast Asia; the water buffalo

Examples

ควายkwaaiควายkwaai1water buffalo2fool; idiot (insult)ตัวนั้นdtuua nánตัวนั้นdtuua nánthat one [animal, item]อยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]นาnaaนาnaa1paddy field; rice field2classifier: rice fields; paddy fieldsและláeและláeand (coordinating)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketหญ้าyâaหญ้าyâa1grass2weed (informal)
That water buffalo is in the field eating grass.
2NounB2

fool; idiot (insult)

a strong insult for a very stupid or slow-witted person

Examples

อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ด่าdàaด่าdàa1[to] scold; reprimand2[to] insult; curse atเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsควายkwaaiควายkwaai1water buffalo2fool; idiot (insult)แบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)หยาบคายyàap kaaiหยาบคายyàap kaairude; vulgar; coarseมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyและláeและláeand (coordinating)ทำร้ายtam ráaiทำร้ายtam ráai1[to] harm; hurt [sb/sth]2[to] assault; attack3[to] self-harm4[to] wrong; mistreatความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèuk1feeling; emotion2sensation; sensory feeling3intuition; hunch4sentiment; attitude
Don't call him a 'kwai'; that's very rude and hurtful.

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