บ้ากาม
bâa-gaamMeanings
1AdjectiveC1
sex-crazed; lustful; lecherous
having an excessive, unhealthy, or uncontrollable sexual desire
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎan1executive; manager; administrator2the managementเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตักเตือนdtàk-dtʉʉanตักเตือนdtàk-dtʉʉan[to] admonish; caution; warnเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gambehavior; conductบ้ากามbâa-gaamบ้ากามbâa-gaam1sex-crazed; lustful; lecherous2sex maniac; lecherกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)หญิงyǐngหญิงyǐng1woman; female (person)2female; feminine3princess (familiar form of address)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítoffice; workplace (loanword)
He was called in for a warning by the management because of his sexually excessive behavior towards female employees in the office.
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ภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiถูกtùukแบนbɛɛnเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakมีmiiการนำเสนอgaan-nam-sà-nə̌əฉากchàakของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnที่tîiมีmiiนิสัยní-sǎiบ้ากามbâa-gaamอย่างyàangโจ่งแจ้งjòong-jɛ̂ɛngเกินไปgəən-bpai
This movie was banned because it too explicitly presented scenes of a character with hypersexual tendencies.
ความkwaamบ้ากามbâa-gaamของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngความผิดปกติkwaam-pìt-bpòk-gà-dtìทางtaangจิตjìtที่tîiจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngได้รับdâi-rápการบำบัดgaan-bam-bàtอย่างเร่งด่วนyàang-rêng-dùuan
His hypersexuality reflects a psychological disorder that urgently requires therapy.
ฆาตกรต่อเนื่องkâat-dtà-gɔɔn-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangรายนี้raai-níiมีmiiแรงจูงใจrɛɛng-juung-jaiในnaiการก่อเหตุgaan-gɔ̀ɔ-hèetมาจากmaa-jàakความkwaamบ้ากามbâa-gaamและlɛ́ความต้องการkwaam-dtɔ̂ng-gaanที่จะtîi-jàแสดงsà-dɛɛngอำนาจam-nâatเหนือnʉ̌ʉaเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉa
This serial killer's motive for the crimes stemmed from his hypersexuality and the desire to exert power over his victims.
2NounC1
sex maniac; lecher
a person who is extremely or offensively obsessed with sex
Examples
ระวังตัวrá-wang-dtuuaระวังตัวrá-wang-dtuua[to] be careful; be on one’s guardด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níiแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níi1around here; nearby2this area; this neighborhood3approximately; around this time/amountมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoไอ้âiไอ้âi1derogatory prefix (male-referencing)2this/that damn… (insulting)3familiar prefix (coarse, colloq.)บ้ากามbâa-gaamบ้ากามbâa-gaam1sex-crazed; lustful; lecherous2sex maniac; lecherชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)แอบดูɛ̀ɛp-duuแอบดูɛ̀ɛp-duu[to] peek; [to] spy on [sb/sth]ผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngผู้หญิงpûu-yǐng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)อาบน้ำàap-náamอาบน้ำàap-náam1[to] bathe; [to] take a bath/shower2[to] bathe [sb/sth]ตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night period
Be careful, there's a pervert around here who likes to peep at women taking a shower at night.
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เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiตำรวจdtam-rùuatสามารถsǎa-mâatจับกุมตัวjàp-gum-dtuuaไอ้âiบ้ากามbâa-gaamที่tîiก่อเหตุgɔ̀ɔ-hèetลวนลามluuan-laamผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanบนbonรถเมล์rót-meeได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛo
Yesterday, the police were able to arrest the sex maniac who harassed passengers on the bus.
สังคมsǎng-komควรkuuanมีmiiมาตรการmâat-dtrà-gaanทางกฎหมายtaang-gòt-mǎaiที่tîiเด็ดขาดdèt-kàatในnaiการจัดการgaan-jàt-gaanกับgàpพวกpûuakบ้ากามbâa-gaamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiเกิดเหตุการณ์gə̀ət-hèet-gaanสลดsà-lòtซ้ำรอยsám-rɔɔi
Society should have decisive legal measures to deal with sex offenders to prevent tragic incidents from repeating.
ทนายtá-naaiความพยายามkwaam-pá-yaa-yaamแก้ต่างgɛ̂ɛ-dtàangให้hâiจำเลยjam-ləəiในnaiชั้นศาลchán-sǎanโดยdooiอ้างว่าâang-wâaเขาkǎoไม่ใช่mâi-châiไอ้âiบ้ากามbâa-gaamแต่dtɛ̀ɛเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiทางtaangจิตเวชjìt-dtà-wêetที่tîiขาดสติkàat-sà-dtì
The lawyer tried to defend the accused in court, claiming that he is not a sex maniac, but merely a psychiatric patient who lost his senses.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bâa
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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
บ้าbâaบ้าbâa1insane; crazy (often offensive)2crazy about [sth/sb]; obsessed with3foolish; irrational4[excl.] crazy!; are you nuts?insane; crazy (often offensive)Part 1
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บ้ากามbâa-gaamบ้ากามbâa-gaamsex-crazed; lustful; lecheroussex-crazed; lustful; lecherousWord