มดปลวก(mót bplùuak)
Meanings
1NounB1
ants and termites
ants and termites
Examples
บ้านไม้bâan máaiบ้านไม้bâan máaiwooden house; timber houseเก่าๆgào gàoเก่าๆgào gàoold; oldish (reduplicated)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoมดปลวกmót bplùuakมดปลวกmót bplùuak1insignificant people; nobodies2ants and termitesขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/betterเต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòtเต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòt1completely full; crammed2everywhere; all over (the place)
Old wooden houses usually have ants and termites all over them.
2NounC1
insignificant people; nobodies
insignificant people; nobodies; people of low status or importance (used metaphorically)
Examples
เจ้านายjâo naaiเจ้านายjâo naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3lord; aristocrat (historical/formal)4patron; benefactor (figurative)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughพวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our sideเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)มดปลวกmót bplùuakมดปลวกmót bplùuak1insignificant people; nobodies2ants and termitesที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockความสำคัญkwaam săm-kanความสำคัญkwaam săm-kanimportance; significanceอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2which; what (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporation
The boss likes to act as if we are just nobodies with no importance in the company.