ด้อยค่า
dôi kâaMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
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-káa1product; item2goods; merchandiseที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerผลิตpà-lìtผลิตpà-lìt1to produce; manufacture2to generate; yieldในประเทศnai bprà-têtในประเทศnai bprà-têt1domestic; internal (to a country)2domestically; [somewhere] within the countryนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ด้อยค่าdôi kâaด้อยค่าdôi kâa1inferior; of low value2[to] devalue; [to] belittle [sb]/[sth]3[to] lose value; [to] become impaired (finance)กว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; overสินค้านำเข้าsĭn káa nam kâoสินค้านำเข้าsĭn káa nam kâoimported goods; imports (goods)
Some people think that locally produced goods are inferior to imported ones.
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แม้máeเขาkăoจะjàมีประสบการณ์mee bprà-sòp-gaanน้อยnóiแต่dtàeฝีมือfĕe meuก็gâwไม่ได้mâi dâaiด้อยค่าdôi kâaไปbpaiกว่าgwàaใครkraiในnaiทีมteem
Even though he has less experience, his skills are not inferior to anyone on the team.
ในnaiสังคมsăng-komนี้néeปริญญาbpà-rin-yaaจากjàakมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiที่têeไม่ค่อยmâi kôiมีชื่อเสียงmee chêuu sĭiangมักmákถูกtòokมองว่าmong wâaด้อยค่าdôi kâa
In this society, a degree from a less famous university is often seen as inferior.
คุณภาพkun-ná-pâapของkŏngวัสดุwát-sà-dùชิ้นนี้chín néeให้hâiความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukด้อยค่าdôi kâaเมื่อเทียบกับmêuua tîiap gàpราคาraa-kaaที่têeตั้งไว้dtâng wái
The quality of this material feels inferior when compared to the price being charged.
2VerbB2
[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]3[to] lose value; [to] become impaired (finance)ความพยายามkwaam pá-yaa-yaamความพยายามkwaam pá-yaa-yaam1attempt; try2effort; exertionของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsถึงแม้ว่าtĕung máe wâaถึงแม้ว่าtĕung máe wâa1although; even though2although; even though; even if3even ifเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)สำเร็จsăm-rètสำเร็จsăm-rèt1[to] succeed2finished; completedก็ตามgôr dtaamก็ตามgôr dtaameven if; even though; nevertheless
You shouldn't belittle his efforts, even if he didn't succeed.
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ผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanมักจะmák jàด้อยค่าdôi kâaความคิดเห็นkwaam kít hĕnของkŏngลูกน้องlôok nóngในnaiที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chum
The manager often belittles his subordinates' opinions in meetings.
การgaanบอกbòkคนอื่นkon èunว่าwâaความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukของkŏngพวกเขาpûuak kăoไม่มีmâi meeเหตุผลhèt pŏnถือเป็นtĕu bpenการgaanด้อยค่าdôi kâaตัวตนdtuua dtonของkŏngพวกเขาpûuak kăo
Telling others that their feelings are invalid is a way of belittling them.
การเปรียบเทียบgaan bprìiap tîiapตัวเองdtuua engกับgàpคนอื่นkon èunในnaiโซเชียลมีเดียsoh-chîian mee-dîiaตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaอาจàatทำให้tam hâiคุณkunด้อยค่าdôi kâaความสำเร็จkwaam săm-rètของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngได้dâi
Constantly comparing yourself to others on social media can make you devalue your own achievements.
3VerbB2
[to] lose value; [to] become impaired (finance)
For an asset, to lose financial value and become worth less than the value recorded for it.
Examples
อาคารaa-kaanอาคารaa-kaanbuildingของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบริษัทbor-rí-sàtบริษัทbor-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationด้อยค่าdôi kâaด้อยค่าdôi kâa1inferior; of low value2[to] devalue; [to] belittle [sb]/[sth]3[to] lose value; [to] become impaired (finance)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureน้ำท่วมnáam tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam tûuam1flood; flooding2[to] flood; [to] be floodedจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoมูลค่าmoon-lá-kâaมูลค่าmoon-lá-kâavalue; worth (monetary)ต่ำกว่าdtàm gwàaต่ำกว่าdtàm gwàa1below; less than; lower than2lower than; inferior to; subordinate toที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerบันทึกไว้ban-túek wáiบันทึกไว้ban-túek wái[to] record; [to] note down; [to] saveในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บัญชีban-cheeบัญชีban-chee1account (bank; user profile)2list; register; roll3accounting; bookkeeping4ledger; account record
The company's building lost value after the flood, falling below its recorded book value.
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เครื่องจักรkrêuuang jàkนี้néeด้อยค่าdôi kâaแล้วláeoเพราะpráwตอนนี้dton néeมีmeeมูลค่าmoon-lá-kâaเหลือlĕuuaเพียงpiiangครึ่งหนึ่งkrêung nèungของkŏngมูลค่าmoon-lá-kâaในnaiบัญชีban-chee
This machine is now impaired because it is worth only half of its book value.
เมื่อmêuuaธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtของkŏngบริษัทลูกbo-rí-sàt lûukขาดทุนkàat tunอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang dtò nêuuangเงินลงทุนngern long tunในnaiบริษัทbor-rí-sàtนั้นnánจึงjeungด้อยค่าdôi kâaลงlongและláeบริษัทแม่bor-rí-sàt mâeต้องdtôngปรับลดbpràp lótมูลค่าmoon-lá-kâaตามdtaamบัญชีban-chee
As the subsidiary continued to make losses, the investment in it became impaired, and the parent company had to reduce its carrying value.
หากhàakมูลค่าmoon-lá-kâaที่têeคาดว่าkâat wâaจะjàได้รับคืนdâi ráp keunจากjàakสิทธิบัตรsìt-thì-bàtต่ำกว่าdtàm gwàaมูลค่าmoon-lá-kâaตามdtaamบัญชีban-cheeก็gâwถือว่าtĕuu wâaสิทธิบัตรsìt-thì-bàtนั้นnánด้อยค่าdôi kâaและláeบริษัทbor-rí-sàtต้องdtôngบันทึกban-têukผลขาดทุนpŏn kàat tun
If the patent's recoverable amount is below its carrying value, the patent is considered impaired, and the company must record a loss.
Word Breakdown
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ด้อยค่าdôi kâaด้อยค่าdôi kâainferior; of low valueinferior; of low valueWord