บะ(bà)
Meanings
1InterjectionC1
[!] Northern dialect exclamation of surprise/emphasis
Interjection in Northern Thai (dialectal) used to express surprise, emphasis, or to call attention.
Examples
บะbàบะbà1[!] Northern dialect exclamation of surprise/emphasis2prefix ‘big; large’ (Northern Thai; colloquial)เมื่อกี้mêuua géeเมื่อกี้mêuua gée1just now; a moment ago2a moment ago; just now (time)ฟ้าผ่าfáa pàaฟ้าผ่าfáa pàa1lightning strike2[to] strike (of lightning); [to] be struck by lightningดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeขนาดkà-nàatขนาดkà-nàat1size; dimension; magnitude2grade; level; scale3of ... size; of such a size4even; to the extent that5as; to the extent of6very; extremely (Northern Thai)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)เนาะnóเนาะnó1right?; okay?; yeah? (Isan/Northern Thai)2you know; you see (Isan/Northern Thai)
Wow, the thunder just struck so loudly!
2NounC1
prefix ‘big; large’ (Northern Thai; colloquial)
Colloquial Northern Thai prefix before nouns meaning ‘big’ or giving emphasis, often used in names or nicknames.
Examples
คนเหนือkon nĕuuaคนเหนือkon nĕuuaNorthern Thai person; Northerner (Thailand)มักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call out; summon; hail2[to] ask for; charge; demand3[to] recruit; enlist4[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); nameมะม่วงmá-mûuangมะม่วงmá-mûuang1mango (fruit)2mango treeว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeบะbàบะbà1[!] Northern dialect exclamation of surprise/emphasis2prefix ‘big; large’ (Northern Thai; colloquial)ม่วงmûuangม่วงmûuang1purple; violet (color)2purple; violet (the color)3to be high/intoxicated (slang)4eggplant (adj. color term)
Northern people often call mangoes 'Ba-muang'.