หนวก
nùuak
Meanings
1NounB1
deaf; hard of hearing
Deaf or hearing-impaired; unable to hear or hearing very poorly.
Examples
คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineหูหนวกhŏo nùuakหูหนวกhŏo nùuak1deaf2deaf (figurative); unresponsiveท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)จึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ภาษาpaa-săaภาษาpaa-săa1language; tongue2register; jargon; specialized languageมือmeuuมือmeuu1hand2skill; level; expertise3round; turn (card games)4doer; agent5classifier: pairs of handsในการnai gaanในการnai gaanin; during; for [doing sth]; regardingสื่อสารsèu-săanสื่อสารsèu-săan1[to] communicate2communications; telecom
My grandmother is deaf, so she uses sign language to communicate.
2NounB2
deaf (ear); insensitive (figurative)
Describing an ear that cannot hear, or figuratively, someone who ignores advice or refuses to listen.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เตือนdteuuanเตือนdteuuan1[to] warn2[to] remind3[to] caution; admonishเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instance3turn (one’s turn to do something)แล้วแต่láew dtàeแล้วแต่láew dtàe1up to; depends on2as per; according toเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำเป็นหูหนวกtam bpen hŏo nùuakทำเป็นหูหนวกtam bpen hŏo nùuak[to] pretend not to hear; [to] ignoreไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
I've warned him many times, but he turns a deaf ear and refuses to listen.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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วกwókวกwók1[to] turn back; double back2[to] digress; veer off-topic3evasive; roundabout (speech)Part 2
หนวกnùuakหนวกnùuakdeaf; hard of hearing