งมงาย(ngom ngaai)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

superstitious; blindly credulous; deluded

Being foolishly or blindly credulous, especially regarding superstitions or irrational ideas; deluded.

Examples

ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineค่อนข้างkôn kâangค่อนข้างkôn kâang1rather; quite (often with negatives)2rather; quite; fairlyงมงายngom ngaaiงมงายngom ngaai1superstitious; blindly credulous; deluded2[to] be deluded; be blindly devoted (to a belief)ท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)เชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesโชคลางchôhk laangโชคลางchôhk laang1omen; portent2superstition; belief in omensและláeและláeand (coordinating)คำทำนายkam tam-naaiคำทำนายkam tam-naai1prediction; prophecy2prophecy3prediction; forecastของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsหมอดูmŏr dooหมอดูmŏr doofortune-teller; seerมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
My grandmother is quite foolishly credulous; she strongly believes in superstitions and fortune tellers' predictions.
2VerbC1

[to] be deluded; be blindly devoted (to a belief)

To be deluded by or obsessed with an irrational belief; to believe something blindly and foolishly without reason.

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herเลิกlêrkเลิกlêrk1[to] stop; cease; quit2[to] break up; separate3[to] cancel; abolish; discontinue4[to] give up; quit (a habit)5[to] end; be over (class/work/event)งมงายngom ngaaiงมงายngom ngaai1superstitious; blindly credulous; deluded2[to] be deluded; be blindly devoted (to a belief)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ความเชื่อkwaam chêuuaความเชื่อkwaam chêuua1belief; conviction2faith (religious)3traditional/superstitious beliefผิดๆpìt pìtผิดๆpìt pìt1incorrectly; wrongly2wrong; incorrect; mistakenนั่นnânนั่นnânthat (over there)ได้แล้วdâai láewได้แล้วdâai láewgot it; done; now possibleมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ช่วยให้chûuai hâiช่วยให้chûuai hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierอะไรดีà-rai deeอะไรดีà-rai deewhat's good?; what should I/we choose?ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearหรอกròkหรอกròk1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
You should stop being deluded by that false belief; it won't make anything better.

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