ระยำ
rá-yamMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
despicable; vile; wicked
despicable, vile, wicked, or damned; having a very bad character or quality
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringระยำrá-yamระยำrá-yam1despicable; vile; wicked2damn; bastardมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหลอกlɔ̀ɔkหลอกlɔ̀ɔk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] scare; spook; play a trick on3fake; sham; counterfeitเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)เงินngənเงินngən1money2silver (metal)คนแก่kon-gɛ̀ɛคนแก่kon-gɛ̀ɛelderly person; old personไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyจนหมดjon-mòtจนหมดjon-mòtuntil all is gone; completely
He is a very despicable person who tricked the elderly out of all their money.
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การกระทำgaan grà-tamระยำrá-yamๆ-ของเขาkŏng kăoทำให้tam hâiครอบครัวkrôp kruuaต้องdtôngอับอายขายหน้าàp aai kăai nâa
His despicable actions brought shame to the family.
ไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiอยากyàakร่วมงานrûuam-ngaanกับgàpนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangที่tîiมีmiiนิสัยní-sǎiระยำrá-yamแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nán
No one wants to work with a politician who has such a despicable character.
2InterjectionC1
damn; bastard
a strong curse word or insult used to express anger, frustration, or contempt
Examples
ไอ้ระยำâi-rá-yamไอ้ระยำâi-rá-yam1bastard; scumbag2bastard!; damn you!แกgɛɛแกgɛɛ1you (familiar)2he; she (familiar)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileยังไงyang-ngaiยังไงyang-ngai1how?; in what way?2how so?; what do you mean?มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำร้ายtam-ráaiทำร้ายtam-ráai1[to] harm; hurt [sb/sth]2[to] assault; attackน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoyounger sister; younger female siblingฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)
You bastard! How dare you hurt my sister.
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Damn it! Why did the car have to break down right here during heavy rain.
ไอ้âiพวกpûuakผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanระยำrá-yamดีdiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛสูบเลือดสูบเนื้อsùup-lʉ̂ʉat-sùup-nʉ́ʉaพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanชั้นผู้น้อยchán-pûu-nɔ́ɔi
Those damn executive bastards do nothing but leech off the junior employees.
ระยำrá-yamจริงjingๆ-นี่nêeฉันchănต้องdtôngมาmaaนั่งnângตามdtaamเช็ดchétตามdtaamล้างláangปัญหาbpan-hăaที่têeพวกแกpûuak gaeก่อgòไว้wáiอีกแล้วèek láewหรือrĕu
Damn it! Do I really have to sit here and clean up the mess you guys made again?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ระยำ said ระ-ยัม?
rá-yam
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
rá
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ยำyamยำyam1spicy-sour Thai salad2[to] make/toss a spicy-sour salad3[to] thrash; trounce (slang)spicy-sour Thai saladPart 2
ระยำrá-yamระยำrá-yamdespicable; vile; wickeddespicable; vile; wickedWord