นินทา

nin-taa

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] gossip; backbite

to talk about someone behind their back, especially saying negative or unkind things

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบนินทาchôp nin-taaชอบนินทาchôp nin-taagossipyเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowลับหลังláp lăngลับหลังláp lăng1behind [sb]'s back2behind [sb]'s back; in [sb]'s absenceทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another personไม่สบายใจmâi sà-baai jaiไม่สบายใจmâi sà-baai jai1uneasy; worried; troubled2[to] feel uneasy/worried (about [sth])
He likes to talk behind his friends’ backs, which makes others uncomfortable.
2NounB2

gossip; backbiting

the act of talking about someone behind their back, often with negative intent

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2[to] lead out to; extend to3[!] Get out!ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toนินทาnin-taaนินทาnin-taa1[to] gossip; backbite2gossip; backbiting3[to] slander; defame (lit.)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herลับหลังláp lăngลับหลังláp lăng1behind [sb]'s back2behind [sb]'s back; in [sb]'s absenceทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
As soon as she walked out, everyone started gossiping about her behind her back.
3NounC1

[to] slander; defame (lit.)

to malign or defame someone by speaking ill of them (formal/literary nuance)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ยอมให้mâi yom hâiไม่ยอมให้mâi yom hâi[to] refuse to let [sb] do [sth]; [to] not allow [sth]อภัยà-paiอภัยà-pai1[to] forgive; pardon (formal/literary)2forgiveness; pardon (formal/literary)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotนินทาnin-taaนินทาnin-taa1[to] gossip; backbite2gossip; backbiting3[to] slander; defame (lit.)เสียๆsĭia sĭiaเสียๆsĭia sĭiabadly; disparagingly (usually in เสียๆ หายๆ)หายๆhăai hăaiหายๆhăai hăaioff and on; intermittentlyทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ชื่อเสียงchêuu sĭiangชื่อเสียงchêuu sĭiang1reputation2fame; renownเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเสียsĭiaเสียsĭia1broken; out of order2[to] pay3late; deceased4polite intensifier (after verbs/adjectives)5sadly; unfortunately (final particle)6[to] lose; forfeit; waste7spoiled; ruined; gone bad
He refuses to forgive those who malign him, which damaged his reputation.

Related Words

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เม้าท์máoเม้าท์máo1[to] gossip; chat2gossip; chitchat3mouth (slang; nonstandard)
  • [to] gossip; chat
  • gossip; chitchat
  • mouth (slang; nonstandard)
ใส่ร้ายsài ráaiใส่ร้ายsài ráai[to] slander; malign; smear; falsely accuse

[to] slander; malign; smear; falsely accuse

ว่าร้ายwâa ráaiว่าร้ายwâa ráai[to] slander; [to] speak ill of [sb]

[to] slander; [to] speak ill of [sb]

ซุบซิบsúp-sípซุบซิบsúp-síp1[to] whisper; gossip2[to] gossip3gossip; whispers
  • [to] whisper; gossip
  • [to] gossip
  • gossip; whispers
หมิ่นประมาทmìn bprà-màatหมิ่นประมาทmìn bprà-màat1[to] defame; slander; libel (legal)2defamation; slander; libel (legal)
  • [to] defame; slander; libel (legal)
  • defamation; slander; libel (legal)