ตาแป๋วๆ(dtaa bpăew bpăew)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

with wide-open, bright, innocent eyes

looking with wide-open, bright, innocent eyes, often in a cute way or to evoke sympathy, like puppy-dog eyes

Examples

ลูกหมาlôok măaลูกหมาlôok măapuppyมองmongมองmong1[to] watch; observe2[to] view; regard; consider3[to] look atฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ตาแป๋วๆdtaa bpăew bpăewตาแป๋วๆdtaa bpăew bpăewwith wide-open, bright, innocent eyesเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)หิวhĭuหิวhĭu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungry
The puppy looked at me with wide innocent eyes because it was hungry.

Word Breakdown

ตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3grid square; mesh4eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)5[to] stare; [to] gaze6turn (in a game)Part 1
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แป๋วๆbpăew bpăewแป๋วๆbpăew bpăewwide-eyed; bright-eyed; innocent-lookingPart 2
ตาแป๋วๆdtaa bpăew bpăewตาแป๋วๆdtaa bpăew bpăewwith wide-open, bright, innocent eyes