ตัวเอ้(dtuua ây)
Meanings
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leading figure; top contender; ringleader
the most prominent or important person in a group or field, often the favorite to win or the key player; in wrongdoing, the ringleader or prime suspect.
Examples
กองหน้าgong nâaกองหน้าgong nâa1forward/striker (sports)2forward line (sports)3vanguard; advance guard (military)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsตัวเอ้dtuua âyตัวเอ้dtuua âyleading figure; top contender; ringleaderของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotทำประตูtam bprà-dtooทำประตูtam bprà-dtoo1[to] score a goal2[to] make/install a door; build a gateได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเสมอsà-mĕrเสมอsà-mĕr1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
That striker is the team's key player who always scores goals.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
หัวใหญ่hŭua yàiหัวใหญ่hŭua yài1large-headed2boss; top leader
- large-headed
- boss; top leader
บิ๊กbíkบิ๊กbík1big; large; major2big shot; top person (informal)
- big; large; major
- big shot; top person (informal)
ขาใหญ่kăa yàiขาใหญ่kăa yài1big leg(s)2influential person; big shot
- big leg(s)
- influential person; big shot
ตัวตั้งตัวตีdtuua dtâng dtuua dteeตัวตั้งตัวตีdtuua dtâng dtuua dteelead organizer; driving force
lead organizer; driving force
ตัวการdtuua gaanตัวการdtuua gaan1chief culprit; main instigator2main cause3classifier (cartoon/character) — nonstandard
- chief culprit; main instigator
- main cause
- classifier (cartoon/character) — nonstandard
Word Breakdown
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ตัวเอ้dtuua âyตัวเอ้dtuua âyleading figure; top contender; ringleader