ถือตัว(tĕuu dtuua)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] be conceited; act superior; be aloof
to regard oneself as above others and behave proudly, snobbishly, or aloofly; keep oneself apart
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] discuss; talk over2[to] date [sb]; be seeing [sb] (informal)3[to] brag; boast4[to] chat; talkกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuan1[to] seem; appear; look2apparently; seeminglyจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ถือตัวtĕuu dtuuaถือตัวtĕuu dtuua1[to] be conceited; act superior; be aloof2conceited; snobbish; aloof
He rarely talks to anyone; he seems to be aloof.
2AdjectiveB1
conceited; snobbish; aloof
having an attitude that keeps oneself apart or above others; haughty, snobbish, or standoffish
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toถือตัวtĕuu dtuuaถือตัวtĕuu dtuua1[to] be conceited; act superior; be aloof2conceited; snobbish; aloofไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] discuss; talk over2[to] date [sb]; be seeing [sb] (informal)3[to] brag; boast4[to] chat; talkกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คนที่ไม่รู้จักkon têe mâi róo-jàkคนที่ไม่รู้จักkon têe mâi róo-jàkstranger; unknown person
He tends to be standoffish and rarely talks to people he doesn’t know.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ไว้ตัวwái dtuuaไว้ตัวwái dtuua[to] be reserved; [to] keep distance
[to] be reserved; [to] keep distance
ถือพระองค์tĕu prá ongถือพระองค์tĕu prá ong1[to] be aloof; act superior2[to] maintain formal reserve (by rank)
- [to] be aloof; act superior
- [to] maintain formal reserve (by rank)
หยิ่งyìngหยิ่งyìngarrogant; stuck-up; haughty; conceited
arrogant; stuck-up; haughty; conceited
ทะนงตัวtá-nong dtuuaทะนงตัวtá-nong dtuua[to] be arrogant; [to] be conceited
[to] be arrogant; [to] be conceited
ทะนงtá-nongทะนงtá-nong1proud; arrogant; haughty (formal/literary)2proud; self-respecting; dignified (formal/literary)
- proud; arrogant; haughty (formal/literary)
- proud; self-respecting; dignified (formal/literary)
Word Breakdown
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ถือตัวtĕuu dtuuaถือตัวtĕuu dtuua[to] be conceited; act superior; be aloof