ดูดาย(doo daai)

Meanings

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[to] be indifferent; [to] neglect

to be indifferent or unconcerned; to neglect or pay no attention to something one should be concerned about.

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไม่ควรmâi kuuanไม่ควรmâi kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improperนิ่งnìngนิ่งnìng1still; motionless2[to] be still; stay still3calm; composed; unflusteredดูดายdoo daaiดูดายdoo daai[to] be indifferent; [to] neglectกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ปัญหาbpan-hăaปัญหาbpan-hăa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)สิ่งแวดล้อมsìng wâet lómสิ่งแวดล้อมsìng wâet lóm1environment; the environment (natural)2surroundings; environment (general)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/slotเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêun[to] happen; occur; arise; emerge; come into beingรอบตัวrôp dtuuaรอบตัวrôp dtuua1all around (oneself)2surrounding; nearby (relative to a person/thing)3around (someone/something)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)
We shouldn't be indifferent to the environmental problems happening around us.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

เพิกเฉยpêrk chŏeiเพิกเฉยpêrk chŏei1[to] ignore; disregard2indifferent; unresponsive (literary/formal)
  • [to] ignore; disregard
  • indifferent; unresponsive (literary/formal)
เมินเฉยmern chŏeiเมินเฉยmern chŏei[to] ignore; [to] be indifferent

[to] ignore; [to] be indifferent

ละเลยlá loeiละเลยlá loei[to] neglect; disregard

[to] neglect; disregard

นิ่งเฉยnîng chŏeiนิ่งเฉยnîng chŏei1inactive; unresponsive; indifferent2[to] remain passive; [to] do nothing
  • inactive; unresponsive; indifferent
  • [to] remain passive; [to] do nothing
ไม่ไยดีmái-yai-diiไม่ไยดีmái-yai-dii1[to] not care about [sb/sth]; [to] be indifferent2indifferently; uncaringly
  • [to] not care about [sb/sth]; [to] be indifferent
  • indifferently; uncaringly

Word Breakdown

ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seePart 1
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ดายdaaiดายdaai1[to] weed; clear weeds2[to] clear/cut back vegetation3alone; by oneself (dialectal/poetic)Part 2
ดูดายdoo daaiดูดายdoo daai[to] be indifferent; [to] neglect