ลูบคม(lôop kom)

Meanings

1VerbC1

[to] challenge; [to] defy [sb]

To challenge, defy, or show disrespect to someone powerful or dangerous, often in a provocative way.

Examples

เด็กหนุ่มdèk nùmเด็กหนุ่มdèk nùmyoung man; teenage boyคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyที่ไปtêe bpaiที่ไปtêe bpaidestination; place to goพูดจาpôot jaaพูดจาpôot jaa1[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)2speech; way of speakingลูบคมlôop komลูบคมlôop kom[to] challenge; [to] defy [sb]เจ้าพ่อjâao pôrเจ้าพ่อjâao pôr1godfather; mafia boss2guardian spirit; tutelary deity3leading figure; kingpinท้องถิ่นtóng tìnท้องถิ่นtóng tìn1local; regional2the local area; localityซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationใครๆkrai kraiใครๆkrai krai1everyone; people in general2anyone at all; just anyoneก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerกลัวgluuaกลัวgluua1[to] be afraid; fear2afraid; fearful
That young man was very brave to speak disrespectfully to the local godfather whom everyone fears.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ลูบlûupลูบlûup1[to] stroke; rub gently2[to] smooth down; flatten by rubbingPart 1
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คมkomคมkom1sharp (edge/point)2keen; sharp (sense/feature)3incisive; witty (remark/thought)4blade; cutting edgePart 2
ลูบคมlôop komลูบคมlôop kom[to] challenge; [to] defy [sb]