ทะมื่น

tá-mêun

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

insolent; impudent; cheeky

rude, boldly disrespectful, or cheekily overfamiliar in manner or speech; behaving with improper boldness toward someone of higher status or elders.

Examples

เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)พูดจาpôot jaaพูดจาpôot jaa1[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)2speech; way of speakingทะมื่นtá-mêunทะมื่นtá-mêun1insolent; impudent; cheeky2[to] act insolentlyใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]คำkamคำkam1word; term2speech; saying; utterance3classifier for words/utterancesสุภาพsù-pâapสุภาพsù-pâap1gentle; mild (manner/speech)2formal; refined (register)3polite; courteousเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
That child spoke rudely and cheekily to the teacher, refusing to use polite words.
2VerbB2

[to] act insolently

to behave or speak in a rude, impudent, or cheeky way, especially toward elders or people of higher status

Examples

อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offทะมื่นtá-mêunทะมื่นtá-mêun1insolent; impudent; cheeky2[to] act insolentlyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คุณครูkun kruuคุณครูkun kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Mr./Ms. + Teacher (form of address)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitสุภาพsù-pâapสุภาพsù-pâap1gentle; mild (manner/speech)2formal; refined (register)3polite; courteousหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Don’t be cheeky with the teacher; speak more politely.