ยากแค้น(yâak káen)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

destitute; impoverished

to be in a state of extreme poverty and hardship; destitute.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเติบโตdtèrp-dtoเติบโตdtèrp-dto1to grow/expand (economy/organization)2to grow (physically/mentally)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotยากแค้นyâak káenยากแค้นyâak káendestitute; impoverishedจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàkทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy loadมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàe1from; since (starting point)2from X to Yเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: children
He grew up in a destitute family, so he has had to work hard since he was a child.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ยากyâakยากyâak1unlikely; hardly2poor; impoverished (dated/formal)3difficult; hardPart 1
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แค้นkáenแค้นkáen1grudge; deep resentment2[to] resent deeply; [to] bear a grudgePart 2
ยากแค้นyâak káenยากแค้นyâak káendestitute; impoverished