ด้อยค่า
dôi kâa
Meanings
1NounB2
inferior; of low value
having a lower value, quality, or importance than something or someone else; inferior.
Examples
บางคนbaang konบางคนbaang konsome people; some personsคิดว่าkít wâaคิดว่าkít wâa1to think (that); be of the opinion (that)2to suppose/assume/guess (that)3[to] consider/regard (as)สินค้าsĭn-káaสินค้าsĭn-káa1goods; merchandise2product; item3commodity (economics)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/slotผลิตpà-lìtผลิตpà-lìt1to produce; manufacture2to generate; yieldในประเทศnai bprà-têtในประเทศnai bprà-têt1domestic; internal (to a country)2domestically; [somewhere] within the countryนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ด้อยค่าdôi kâaด้อยค่าdôi kâa1inferior; of low value2[to] devalue; [to] belittle [sb]/[sth]กว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; over3by (margin of difference)สินค้านำเข้าsĭn káa nam kâoสินค้านำเข้าsĭn káa nam kâo1imported goods; imports (goods)2imports (category in trade statistics)
Some people think that locally produced goods are inferior to imported ones.
2NounB2
[to] devalue; [to] belittle [sb]/[sth]
to make someone or something seem less important or valuable; to devalue or belittle.
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritไม่ควรmâi kuuanไม่ควรmâi kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improperด้อยค่าdôi kâaด้อยค่าdôi kâa1inferior; of low value2[to] devalue; [to] belittle [sb]/[sth]ความพยายามkwaam pá-yaa-yaamความพยายามkwaam pá-yaa-yaam1effort; exertion2attempt; tryของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsถึงแม้ว่าtĕung máe wâaถึงแม้ว่าtĕung máe wâaalthough; even though; even ifเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)สำเร็จsăm-rètสำเร็จsăm-rèt1[to] succeed2success; accomplishment3finished; completedก็ตามgôr dtaamก็ตามgôr dtaameven if; even though; nevertheless
You shouldn't belittle his efforts, even if he didn't succeed.
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Word Breakdown
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ด้อยค่าdôi kâaด้อยค่าdôi kâainferior; of low value