พยศ
pá-yótMeanings
1NounB2
defiance; unruliness; fractiousness
stubborn or defiant behavior; unruliness, especially of animals (e.g., skittish horses), extended to people or machines acting up
Examples
ม้าmáaม้าmáa1horse2sawhorse; trestle3chess knight4treadle; foot-operated lever5gymnastics vaulting horse; pommel horse6stimulant drug (slang)7martial arts ‘horse stance’8mum; mom (informal, Sino-Thai)หนุ่มnùmหนุ่มnùm1young; youthful (male)2young man; youthตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]แสดงsà-dɛɛngแสดงsà-dɛɛng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] present; exhibitความkwaamความkwaam1abstract noun prefix2matter; case; contentพยศpá-yótพยศpá-yót1defiance; unruliness; fractiousness2[to] act up; be unruly; defy control3unruly; skittish; defiantโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyไม่ยอมให้mâi-yɔɔm-hâiไม่ยอมให้mâi-yɔɔm-hâi[to] refuse to let [sb] do [sth]; [to] not allow [sth]ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเข้าใกล้kâo-glâiเข้าใกล้kâo-glâi1[to] approach [sb/sth]; come near2[to] come close to (a state/result)3[to] approach (a limit)
That young horse showed its defiance by not letting anyone get near.
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พอpɔɔไม่ได้mâi-dâaiของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiก็gɔ̂แสดงsà-dɛɛngความkwaamพยศpá-yótด้วยdûuaiการลงgaan-longไปbpaiนอนดิ้นnɔɔn-dînกับgàpพื้นpʉ́ʉn
When he didn't get the toy, the little child showed his defiance by lying down and thrashing on the floor.
ความkwaamพยศpá-yótของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangการแสดงออกgaan-sà-dɛɛng-ɔ̀ɔkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเรียกร้องrîiak-rɔ́ɔngความสนใจkwaam-sǒn-jaiจากjàakพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiเวลาwee-laaให้hâi
His unruliness is merely an expression to seek attention from his parents who don't have time for him.
ความkwaamพยศpá-yótของkŏngเครื่องยนต์krêuuang yonเก่าๆgào gàoคันkanนี้néeคือkeuปัญหาbpan-hăaใหญ่yàiมันmanสตาร์ทsà-dtáatติดdtìtบ้างbâangไม่ติดmâi dtìtบ้างbâangเอาaoแน่nâeเอาaoนอนnonไม่ได้mâi dâaiเลยloie
The unruliness of this old engine is a major problem; sometimes it starts, sometimes it doesn't, it's completely unpredictable.
2VerbB2
[to] act up; be unruly; defy control
to behave in a defiant or uncontrollable way; to resist control (often of animals, also of people or machines)
Examples
ม้าป่าmáa-bpàaม้าป่าmáa-bpàawild horse; feral horseเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toพยศpá-yótพยศpá-yót1defiance; unruliness; fractiousness2[to] act up; be unruly; defy control3unruly; skittish; defiantทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiทันทีที่tan-tii-tîias soon as; once; the moment thatคาวบอยkaao-bɔɔiคาวบอยkaao-bɔɔi1cowboy; cattle herder2person with cowboy style3cowboy-style; Westernพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ขี่kìiขี่kìi1[to] ride2[to] bully; lord over
The wild horse immediately started to act up as soon as the cowboy tried to mount it.
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เด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánพยศpá-yótไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmไปbpaiโรงเรียนroong-riianจนjonแม่mɛ̂ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngมาmaaเกลี้ยกล่อมglîia-glɔ̀ɔm
That child defiantly refused to go to school until his mother had to come and persuade him.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamควบkûuapคุมสถานการณ์kum-sà-tǎa-ná-gaanอย่างเต็มที่yàang-dtem-tîiแต่dtɛ̀ɛตลาดหุ้นdtà-làat-hûnก็gɔ̂ยังyangพยศpá-yótและlɛ́ดิ่งลงdìng-longอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉang
Despite all-out efforts to control the situation, the stock market still behaved uncontrollably and continued to plummet.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangหนุ่มnùmคนkonนั้นnánกล้าglâaพยศpá-yótต่อมdtɔ̀ɔmติdtìของkɔ̌ɔngพรรคpákเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยืนหยัดyʉʉn-yàtในnaiอุดมการณ์ù-dom-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngตนเองdton-eeng
That young politician dared to defy the party's resolution to stand up for his own ideology.
3AdjectiveB2
unruly; skittish; defiant
stubborn and hard to control; prone to acting up (especially of animals, notably horses; also of people)
Examples
ม้าmáaม้าmáa1horse2sawhorse; trestle3chess knight4treadle; foot-operated lever5gymnastics vaulting horse; pommel horse6stimulant drug (slang)7martial arts ‘horse stance’8mum; mom (informal, Sino-Thai)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangrather; quite; fairlyพยศpá-yótพยศpá-yót1defiance; unruliness; fractiousness2[to] act up; be unruly; defy control3unruly; skittish; defiantต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderคนขี่kon-kìiคนขี่kon-kìiriderที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีประสบการณ์mii-bprà-sòp-gaanมีประสบการณ์mii-bprà-sòp-gaan1experienced2[to] have experience
This horse is quite unruly; it requires an experienced rider.
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ลูกชายlûuk-chaaiบ้านbâanนั้นnánเป็นbpenเด็กdèkพยศpá-yótไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iเชื่อฟังchʉ̂ʉa-fangพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛ
The son from that family is a rebellious child; he rarely listens to his parents.
การgaanจะjàทำให้tam-hâiศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinที่tîiมีmiiนิสัยní-sǎiพยศpá-yótและlɛ́เป็นbpenตัวdtuuaของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengสูงsǔungยอมyɔɔmทำงานtam-ngaanร่วมกับrûuam-gàpผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnนั้นnánเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiท้าทายtáa-taaiมากmâak
Getting an artist with a defiant and highly individualistic personality to cooperate with others is very challenging.
รถrótคันkanเก่าgàoของฉันkŏng chănมีmeeนิสัยní-săiพยศpá-yótเดี๋ยวdĭiaoดีdeeเดี๋ยวdĭiaoร้ายráaiบางbaangวันwanก็gâwสตาร์ทsà-dtáatไม่ติดmâi dtìtเอาaoดื้อๆdêuu dêuu
My old car has a temperamental nature, sometimes it's fine, sometimes it's not; some days it stubbornly refuses to start.
Tones
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Why is พยศ said พะ-ยด?
pá-yót
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |