พาล(paan)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
quarrelsome; aggressive; malicious (temperament)
having a bullying, hostile, or troublemaking disposition; inclined to pick fights or act spitefully
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนพูดkon pôotคนพูดkon pôotspeaker; the person who speaksจาjaaจาjaa1given name element/syllable ‘Ja’2colloquial spelling of จะ ‘will/shall’พาลpaanพาลpaan1quarrelsome; aggressive; malicious (temperament)2harmful; bringing trouble; ill-omened3bully; troublemakerเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)มีใครmee kraiมีใครmee kraiis anyone there?; does anyone...?อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forคุยด้วยkui dûuaiคุยด้วยkui dûuai[to] talk with [sb]
He has a hostile way of speaking, so not many people want to talk to him.
2NounB2
bully; troublemaker
a person who habitually bullies others, provokes quarrels, or causes trouble
Examples
สุภาษิตไทยsù-paa-sìt taiสุภาษิตไทยsù-paa-sìt taiThai proverbสอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] instruct; train [sb]2[to] admonish; give moral guidance3[to] teach [sb] [sth]ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeคบkópคบkóp1[to] associate with; keep company with; be friends with2[to] date (romantically); be in a relationship3[to] consort with (negative)คนพาลkon paanคนพาลkon paanevildoer; bully; ruffianพาลpaanพาลpaan1quarrelsome; aggressive; malicious (temperament)2harmful; bringing trouble; ill-omened3bully; troublemakerพาไปpaa bpaiพาไปpaa bpai[to] take [sb] (to [somewhere])หาผิดhăa pìtหาผิดhăa pìt[to] find fault (with) [sb]/[sth]; [to] look for mistakesซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationหมายถึงmăai tĕungหมายถึงmăai tĕung1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)รังแกrang gaeรังแกrang gae[to] bully; mistreat; pick onผู้อื่นpôo èunผู้อื่นpôo èunothers; other people; someone else
A Thai proverb teaches, 'Associate with a bully, and they will lead you to wrongdoing.'
3AdjectiveC1
harmful; bringing trouble; ill-omened
causing harm, trouble, or misfortune; often used attributively in compounds to mark something adverse or pernicious
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyรถติดrót dtìtรถติดrót dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedนานๆnaan naanนานๆnaan naanrarely; once in a whileเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toหงุดหงิดngùt-ngìtหงุดหงิดngùt-ngìt1irritable; easily annoyed2[to] feel irritated; get annoyedพาลpaanพาลpaan1quarrelsome; aggressive; malicious (temperament)2harmful; bringing trouble; ill-omened3bully; troublemakerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanไปทำงานbpai tam ngaan[to] go to workแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
When he was stuck in traffic for a long time, he got irritated, which in turn made him not want to go to work anymore.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
อันธพาลan-tá-paanอันธพาลan-tá-paan1thug; hoodlum; bully2bullying; thuggish
- thug; hoodlum; bully
- bullying; thuggish
เกเรgay-rayเกเรgay-ray1disobedient; troublesome; misbehaving2[to] act up; [to] cause trouble3hostile; defiant (archaic)
- disobedient; troublesome; misbehaving
- [to] act up; [to] cause trouble
- hostile; defiant (archaic)
นักเลงnák-lengนักเลงnák-leng1gangster; thug; bully2enthusiast; aficionado3rowdy; thuggish (attrib.)
- gangster; thug; bully
- enthusiast; aficionado
- rowdy; thuggish (attrib.)
ก้าวร้าวgâao ráaoก้าวร้าวgâao ráao1aggressive; hostile2[to] act aggressively
- aggressive; hostile
- [to] act aggressively
คนเกเรkon gay-rayคนเกเรkon gay-raytroublemaker; delinquent
troublemaker; delinquent