ทะนงตัว(tá-nong dtuua)

Meanings

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[to] be arrogant; [to] be conceited

To have or show an overly high opinion of oneself; to behave in an arrogant, conceited, or haughty way.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleเก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)บางครั้งbaang krángบางครั้งbaang krángsometimes; occasionallyก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerทะนงตัวtá-nong dtuuaทะนงตัวtá-nong dtuua[to] be arrogant; [to] be conceitedเกินไปgern bpaiเกินไปgern bpaitoo; overly; excessivelyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due to
He's talented, but sometimes he's too arrogant, so no one wants to work with him.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ทะนงtá-nongทะนงtá-nong1proud; arrogant; haughty (formal/literary)2proud; self-respecting; dignified (formal/literary)Part 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)Part 2
ทะนงตัวtá-nong dtuuaทะนงตัวtá-nong dtuua[to] be arrogant; [to] be conceited