วางยา(waang yaa)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] poison; [to] drug [sb/sth]

To secretly give poison or a drug to a person or animal, often in their food or drink, to harm them or make them unconscious.

Examples

คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleใจร้ายjai ráaiใจร้ายjai ráaicruel; meanแอบàepแอบàep1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] secretly like; have a crush (without telling)3secretly; on the slyวางยาwaang yaaวางยาwaang yaa1[to] poison; [to] drug [sb/sth]2[to] sabotage; [to] weaken [sth] on purposeสุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ซอยsoiซอยsoi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleys
A cruel person secretly poisoned the dog in the alley.
2VerbB2

[to] sabotage; [to] weaken [sth] on purpose

Figurative: to intentionally make something worse or less effective, such as weakening a product, feature, or game character, in order to disadvantage someone or cause failure.

Examples

ผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)เล่นเกมlên gemเล่นเกมlên gem[to] play gamesหลายคนlăai konหลายคนlăai konmany/several peopleบ่นbònบ่นbòn1to nag2complaint; grumbling (speech)3to complain; grumbleว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeผู้พัฒนาpôo pát-tá-naaผู้พัฒนาpôo pát-tá-naa1developer (general)2software developer; programmer3property developer; real-estate developerชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)วางยาwaang yaaวางยาwaang yaa1[to] poison; [to] drug [sb/sth]2[to] sabotage; [to] weaken [sth] on purposeตัวละครdtuua lá-konตัวละครdtuua lá-kon1character (in a story, play, film, game)2player; person involved (in an event)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/slotเก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelเกินไปgern bpaiเกินไปgern bpaitoo; overly; excessively
Many gamers complain that the developers like to 'nerf' characters that are too powerful.

Related Words

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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ยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealPart 2
วางยาwaang yaaวางยาwaang yaa[to] poison; [to] drug [sb/sth]