ทุกข์ระทม(túk ra-tom)

Meanings

1AdjectiveC1

miserable; anguished; grief-stricken

deeply sorrowful and in emotional torment; often literary/poetic (cf. ระทมทุกข์ระทมทุกข์rá-tom túk1[to] suffer great misery; be in deep pain or unhappiness2deeply miserable; anguished).

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wítใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wít[to] live (one's life); lead a lifeอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)ทุกข์ระทมtúk ra-tomทุกข์ระทมtúk ra-tom1miserable; anguished; grief-stricken2[to] suffer deep misery; be in anguishมานานmaa naanมานานmaa naanfor a long time (up to now)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal yearหลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)คนรักkon rákคนรักkon ráklover; sweetheart; romantic partnerจากไปjàak bpaiจากไปjàak bpai1[to] leave; depart2[to] pass away; die (euphemistic)อย่างกะทันหันyàang gà-tan-hănอย่างกะทันหันyàang gà-tan-hănsuddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
She had to live a deeply sorrowful life for many years after her lover passed away suddenly.
2VerbC1

[to] suffer deep misery; be in anguish

to experience intense grief or inner torment; to feel deeply afflicted.

Examples

คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanยังคงyang kongยังคงyang kongstill; [to] remain; [to] continue to be/have/doทุกข์ระทมtúk ra-tomทุกข์ระทมtúk ra-tom1miserable; anguished; grief-stricken2[to] suffer deep misery; be in anguishกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)การจากไปgaan jàak bpaiการจากไปgaan jàak bpai1departure; leaving2passing away; deathของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคุณตาkun dtaaคุณตาkun dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2polite old man (address)แม้máeแม้máe1even2even; even if; althoughเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ผ่านมาpàan maaผ่านมาpàan maa1[to] pass by; come past2[of time] to have passed; to elapse (up to now)3[to] go through; have been through (an experience)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal yearแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
Grandma still experiences intense grief over Grandpa's passing even though many years have gone by.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ทุกข์túkทุกข์túk1suffering; misery; distress2[to] suffer; be in distressPart 1
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ระทมrá-tomระทมrá-tom1sorrowful; anguished; grief-stricken2[to] be sorrowful; suffer miseryPart 2
ทุกข์ระทมtúk ra-tomทุกข์ระทมtúk ra-tommiserable; anguished; grief-stricken