ค้างคาใจ(káang kaa jai)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
unresolved in mind; weighing on one’s mind
Unresolved in one’s mind and causing unease or nagging worry.
Examples
เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotทะเลาะtá-lóทะเลาะtá-ló1[to] quarrel; argue; have a dispute2[to] fight (with words or physically) — colloq.กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ค้างคาใจkáang kaa jaiค้างคาใจkáang kaa jai1unresolved in mind; weighing on one’s mind2[to] weigh on [sb]’s mindฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]นอนไม่หลับnon mâi làpนอนไม่หลับnon mâi làp[to] be unable to sleep; [to] suffer from insomniaทั้งคืนtáng keunทั้งคืนtáng keun1all night; the whole night2the entire night
The argument with my mom still nags at me, keeping me up all night.
2VerbB2
[to] weigh on [sb]’s mind
To remain unresolved and keep nagging or bothering [sb]’s mind.
Examples
เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herจากไปjàak bpaiจากไปjàak bpai1[to] leave; depart2[to] pass away; die (euphemistic)โดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)บอกเหตุbòk hètบอกเหตุbòk hèt[to] portend; [to] be an omenผลpŏnผลpŏn1result; outcome2benefit; advantage3classifier: fruits4result; outcome; effectยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ค้างคาใจkáang kaa jaiค้างคาใจkáang kaa jai1unresolved in mind; weighing on one’s mind2[to] weigh on [sb]’s mindฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remain
The fact that you left without giving a reason still bothers me.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
คาใจkaa jaiคาใจkaa jai1[to] have something on one’s mind; be bothered by [sth]2bothered; uneasy; nagging on one’s mind
- [to] have something on one’s mind; be bothered by [sth]
- bothered; uneasy; nagging on one’s mind
ติดอยู่ในใจtìt yòo nai jaiติดอยู่ในใจtìt yòo nai jai1[to] stick in [sb]'s mind/heart; [to] be unforgettable2[to] weigh on [sb]'s mind; [to] bother [sb]
- [to] stick in [sb]'s mind/heart; [to] be unforgettable
- [to] weigh on [sb]'s mind; [to] bother [sb]
ติดค้างในใจdtìt káang nai jaiติดค้างในใจdtìt káang nai jai[to] have [sth] on one's mind
[to] have [sth] on one's mind
รู้สึกค้างคาrúu-sùek káang kaaรู้สึกค้างคาrúu-sùek káang kaa1[to] feel unresolved; feel something left hanging2[to] have lingering feelings
- [to] feel unresolved; feel something left hanging
- [to] have lingering feelings
ข้องใจkông jaiข้องใจkông jai[to] feel uneasy; have doubts; be suspicious
[to] feel uneasy; have doubts; be suspicious
Word Breakdown
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ค้างคาใจkáang kaa jaiค้างคาใจkáang kaa jaiunresolved in mind; weighing on one’s mind