ทาส(tâat)
Meanings
1NounB1
slave; enslaved person
a person legally owned by another and forced to work without freedom; historically used in Thai society
Examples
ในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònin the past; formerlyเศรษฐีsèt-tĕeเศรษฐีsèt-tĕe1rich person; wealthy individual2millionaire; very wealthy person3tycoon; magnateบางคนbaang konบางคนbaang konsome people; some personsมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoทาสtâatทาสtâat1slave; enslaved person2serf; bondman (historical)3slave (to passion/addiction) [figurative]ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveรับใช้ráp cháiรับใช้ráp chái1[to] serve; attend to [sb]2[to] serve (a master/royalty/state)3at your service; how can I help you?ในบ้านnai bâanในบ้านnai bâan1indoors; inside the house2domestic; at-home (modifier)
In the old days, some wealthy people had slaves to serve them in their homes.
2NounB2
slave (to passion/addiction) [figurative]
someone dominated by a strong emotion, habit, or addiction (e.g., ทาสรักทาสรักtâat ráklove slave; slave to love ‘a slave to love’)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveทุกอย่างtúk yàangทุกอย่างtúk yàangeverything; all thingsเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofแฟนสาวfaen săaoแฟนสาวfaen săaogirlfriend; female romantic partnerจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuan1friends (plural)2friends! (as address)ล้อlóล้อló1wheel2[to] tease; mock; kid3rim; wheel rimว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsทาสรักtâat rákทาสรักtâat ráklove slave; slave to love
He does everything for his girlfriend, so his friends tease him for being a 'slave to love'.
3NounC1
serf; bondman (historical)
a person bound to serve another under a system of unfree labor, historically below full slavery; used in older Thai legal/social contexts
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightไปเป็นbpai bpenไปเป็นbpai bpen[to] go to be; take up a post asทาสtâatทาสtâat1slave; enslaved person2serf; bondman (historical)3slave (to passion/addiction) [figurative]เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ใช้หนี้chái nêeใช้หนี้chái nêe[to] pay off a debtแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)สามารถsăa-mâatสามารถsăa-mâat1able; capable2ability; capability3talented; competentไถ่tàiไถ่tài1[to] ransom2[to] atone; make amends3[to] redeem; buy backตัวเองdtuua engตัวเองdtuua eng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own self; identityเป็นอิสระbpen ìt-sà-ràเป็นอิสระbpen ìt-sà-rà[to] be free; [to] be independentได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
He had to become a serf because he couldn't repay a debt, but he could redeem himself and be freed.