บูลลี่
boo-lêeMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] bully [sb]; harass [sb]; pick on [sb]
To use strength or influence to harm, intimidate, or coerce someone, often repeatedly and habitually.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)บูลลี่boo-lêeบูลลี่boo-lêe1[to] bully [sb]; harass [sb]; pick on [sb]2bully (person)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องเรียนhông riianห้องเรียนhông riianclassroom
Don't bully your classmates.
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การบูลลี่gaan boo-lêeคนอื่นkon èunทางtaangออนไลน์on-laaiเป็นbpenสิ่งที่sìng têeไม่ดีmâi deeและláeอาจàatผิดกฎหมายpìt gòt-măaiด้วยdûuay
Bullying others online is a bad thing and can also be illegal.
เขาkăoถูกtòokเพื่อนpêuuanที่têeโรงเรียนrong rianบูลลี่boo-lêeเป็นประจำbpen bprà-jamจนjonไม่mâiอยากyàakไปbpaiโรงเรียนrong rian
He was regularly bullied by his friends at school until he didn't want to go anymore.
โรงเรียนrong rianควรkuuanมีmeeมาตรการmâat-dtrà gaanที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jaynเพื่อpêuuaจัดการjàt gaanกับgàpนักเรียนnák riianที่têeชอบchôpบูลลี่boo-lêeผู้อื่นpôo èunและláeให้hâiความช่วยเหลือkwaam chûuai lĕuuaแก่gàeผู้ที่pôo têeถูกtòokกระทำgrà-tam
Schools should have clear measures to deal with students who bully others and to provide help to the victims.
2NounB1
bully (person)
A person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)บูลลี่boo-lêeบูลลี่boo-lêe1[to] bully [sb]; harass [sb]; pick on [sb]2bully (person)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hill
He's a bully at school; nobody wants to play with him.
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ฉันchănไม่mâiอยากyàakไปbpaiเข้าค่ายkâo kâaiเพราะpráwกลัวว่าgluua wâaจะต้องjà dtôngอยู่yòoกลุ่มglùmเดียวdiiaoกับgàpบูลลี่boo-lêeประจำbprà-jamห้องhông
I don't want to go to the camp because I'm afraid I'll have to be in the same group as the class bully.
เด็กdèkกลุ่มglùmนั้นnánเป็นbpenบูลลี่boo-lêeของkŏngโรงเรียนrong rianพวกเขาpûuak kăoคอยkoiแกล้งglâengนักเรียนnák riianที่têeตัวdtuuaเล็กกว่าlék gwàaเสมอsà-mĕr
That group of kids are the school bullies; they always pick on the smaller students.
การทำความเข้าใจgaan tam kwaam kâo-jaiจิตวิทยาjìt wít-tá-yaaเบื้องหลังbêuuang lăngพฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamของkŏngบูลลี่boo-lêeเป็นbpenก้าวแรกgâao râekในnaiการแก้ไขปัญหาgaan gâe-kăi bpan-hăaการกลั่นแกล้งgaan glàn glâengในnaiโรงเรียนrong rian
Understanding the psychology behind a bully's behavior is the first step in solving the problem of school bullying.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บูลลี่ said บู-ละ-ลี่?
boo-lêe
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
บูลbuunบูลbuun1boolean; bool (data type/value true/false)2bull (optimistic investor/market side expecting prices to rise)boolean; bool (data type/value true/false)Part 1
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บูลลี่boo-lêeบูลลี่boo-lêe[to] bully [sb]; harass [sb]; pick on [sb][to] bully [sb]; harass [sb]; pick on [sb]Word