ผู้ร้าย

pôo ráai

Meanings

1NounB1

criminal; offender; perpetrator

a person who commits a crime or is responsible for a wrongdoing; the culprit in a case

Examples

ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofวิ่งไล่จับwîng lâi jàpวิ่งไล่จับwîng lâi jàp1the game of tag2[to] play tag; [to] chase and catchผู้ร้ายpôo ráaiผู้ร้ายpôo ráai1criminal; offender; perpetrator2villain (in stories)3culprit (figurative)
The police are running to catch the culprit.
2NounB1

villain (in stories)

the evil or opposing character in a story, play, movie, etc.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หนังnăngหนังnăng1leather2movie; film3thin sheet; membrane (informal)4skin; hideเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ผู้ร้ายpôo ráaiผู้ร้ายpôo ráai1criminal; offender; perpetrator2villain (in stories)3culprit (figurative)น่ากลัวnâa gluuaน่ากลัวnâa gluua1scary; frightening2awfully; terribly; extremelyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
In this movie, the villain is very scary.
3NounB2

culprit (figurative)

the main cause of a problem; the harmful agent responsible for an undesirable result

Examples

หมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2traditional healer; shaman3expert; specialist (informal)4veterinarian5not a classifier (use คน/ท่าน)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatน้ำตาลnáam dtaanน้ำตาลnáam dtaan1sugar2brown (color)3sweetness (taste)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectผู้ร้ายpôo ráaiผู้ร้ายpôo ráai1criminal; offender; perpetrator2villain (in stories)3culprit (figurative)ที่ทำtêe tamที่ทำtêe tamthat/which (someone) did/madeให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อ้วนûuanอ้วนûuan1fat; plump (animals/objects)2fat; overweight3fat person (colloq.)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/betterและláeและláeand (coordinating)เสี่ยงsìiangเสี่ยงsìiang1risky; hazardous2[to] draw lots; cast lots (ritual)3[to] risk; take a riskเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเบาหวานbao wăanเบาหวานbao wăandiabetes (disease)
The doctor said sugar is the culprit that's making me gain weight and at risk for diabetes.

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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ร้ายráaiร้ายráai1evil; wicked; malicious2severe; grave; serious3fierce; vicious; dangerous4badly; severely (degree adverb in compounds)Part 2
ผู้ร้ายpôo ráaiผู้ร้ายpôo ráaicriminal; offender; perpetrator