ผู้ต่ำต้อย(pûu dtàm-dtôi)

Meanings

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humble or lowly person

A person of low social status or rank; a humble or lowly person.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taan1tale; story (traditional/children’s)2folk tale; fableหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesเจ้าชายjâo chaaiเจ้าชายjâo chaai1prince2Prince (title; before name)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ปลอมตัวbplom dtuuaปลอมตัวbplom dtuua[to] disguise oneself; [to] go undercover; [to] pose asเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsผู้ต่ำต้อยpûu dtàm-dtôiผู้ต่ำต้อยpûu dtàm-dtôihumble or lowly personเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเรียนรู้riian róoเรียนรู้riian róo[to] learn; acquire knowledgeวิถีชีวิตwí-thĭi chee-wítวิถีชีวิตwí-thĭi chee-wítlifestyle; way of life; lifewaysของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)
In many fairy tales, the prince often disguises himself as a lowly person to learn about the villagers' way of life.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)Part 1
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ต่ำต้อยdtàm dtôiต่ำต้อยdtàm dtôi1lowly; of low status2humble; modest3inferior; base (pejorative)Part 2
ผู้ต่ำต้อยpûu dtàm-dtôiผู้ต่ำต้อยpûu dtàm-dtôihumble or lowly person