น้อยใจ(nói jai)

Meanings

1VerbB1

feel hurt/slighted

To feel hurt, slighted, or underappreciated, often due to perceived unfairness, neglect, or favoritism.

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatรักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)เท่ากันtâo ganเท่ากันtâo gan1[to] be equal2equal; same amount/sizeแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)น้องnóngน้องnóng1younger sibling2junior; younger personได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedของขวัญkŏng kwănของขวัญkŏng kwăngift; presentมากกว่าmâak gwàaมากกว่าmâak gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater thanฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)น้อยใจnói jaiน้อยใจnói jai1sulky; easily hurt (temperament)2feel hurt/slighted
Mom said she loves us equally, but my younger sibling got more gifts, so I felt slighted.
2AdjectiveB2

sulky; easily hurt (temperament)

Tending to feel hurt or sulk easily over perceived slights.

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to 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: peopleใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)บางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slightนิดหน่อยnít nòiนิดหน่อยnít nòi1a little; a bit2a small amountก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerน้อยใจnói jaiน้อยใจnói jai1sulky; easily hurt (temperament)2feel hurt/slightedและláeและláeand (coordinating)เงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; ghost [sb] (colloq.)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทั้งวันtáng wanทั้งวันtáng wanall day; the whole day
She is sensitive; even small things make her feel hurt and she goes quiet all day.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

น้อยnóiน้อยnói1few; little; small (amount/number)2less; to a lesser degree3young; junior (name/title use)4seldom; rarelyPart 1
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ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)Part 2
น้อยใจnói jaiน้อยใจnói jaifeel hurt/slighted