วางก้าม(waang gâam)

Meanings

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[to] act arrogant; [to] be bossy

to act arrogant or bossy; to push others around; to show off power.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsหัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; 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 toวางก้ามwaang gâamวางก้ามwaang gâam[to] act arrogant; [to] be bossyใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ลูกน้องlôok nóngลูกน้องlôok nóng1subordinate; junior staff; underling2follower in a gang or groupทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
As soon as he became the boss, he immediately started acting bossy towards his subordinates.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

อวดเบ่งùuat bèngอวดเบ่งùuat bèng[to] act arrogant; [to] show off power

[to] act arrogant; [to] show off power

วางอำนาจwaang am-nâatวางอำนาจwaang am-nâat[to] boss [sb] around; [to] throw one's weight around

[to] boss [sb] around; [to] throw one's weight around

ทำเบ่งtam bèngทำเบ่งtam bèng[to] act arrogantly; [to] swagger

[to] act arrogantly; [to] swagger

ขึงขวางkĕung kwăangขึงขวางkĕung kwăang1imposing; overbearing; intimidating2[to] posture intimidatingly; act overbearing
  • imposing; overbearing; intimidating
  • [to] posture intimidatingly; act overbearing
วางโตwaang dtohวางโตwaang dtoh[to] act arrogant; [to] put on airs

[to] act arrogant; [to] put on airs

Word Breakdown

วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] set; assign; impose5[to] put down; let go (emotion/attachment)6[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)Part 1
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ก้ามgâamก้ามgâamclaw; pincer (of crustaceans)Part 2
วางก้ามwaang gâamวางก้ามwaang gâam[to] act arrogant; [to] be bossy