บาดตา(bàat dtaa)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] be an eyesore; jar the eyes

to be unpleasant or offensive to look at; to stand out in a way that hurts the eyes

Examples

สายไฟsăai faiสายไฟsăai fai1electric wire/cable2power cordระโยงrá-yohngระโยงrá-yohng1hanging in many lines; strung all over2[to] hang in many lines; be strung all overระยางrá-yaangระยางrá-yaangappendage; offshoot; branch; tentacle (lit. or fig.)หน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2public-facing front; facade (figurative)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeบาดตาbàat dtaaบาดตาbàat dtaa1[to] be an eyesore; jar the eyes2an eyesore; glaringly unattractiveคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleเดินผ่านdern pàanเดินผ่านdern pàan1[to] walk past; pass by (on foot)2[to] walk through; traverse (on foot)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
The jumble of wires in front of the house is very unpleasant to look at for passersby.
2AdjectiveB2

an eyesore; glaringly unattractive

visually harsh or conspicuously ugly so that it hurts the eyes

Examples

ป้ายโฆษณาbpâai kôo-sà-naaป้ายโฆษณาbpâai kôo-sà-naa1advertising sign2billboard; hoardingสีฉูดฉาดsĕe chòot-chàatสีฉูดฉาดsĕe chòot-chàatbright/gaudy colors; garish colorsหน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2public-facing front; facade (figurative)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeบาดตาbàat dtaaบาดตาbàat dtaa1[to] be an eyesore; jar the eyes2an eyesore; glaringly unattractiveจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleแถวนั้นtăeo nánแถวนั้นtăeo nán1that area; that neighborhood2around there; that areaบ่นbònบ่นbòn1to nag2complaint; grumbling (speech)3to complain; grumbleกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
The flashy billboard in front of the house is such an eyesore that the neighbors complain.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

บาดbàatบาดbàat1[to] hurt; injure; sting (figurative/physical)2sharp; biting; stinging (to the senses)3wound; cut4[to] cut; wound (by something sharp)Part 1
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ตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3grid square; mesh4eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)5[to] stare; [to] gaze6turn (in a game)Part 2
บาดตาbàat dtaaบาดตาbàat dtaa[to] be an eyesore; jar the eyes