หยาม(yăam)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] insult; disdain

to treat someone with contempt or scorn; to belittle or insult

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดจาpôot jaaพูดจาpôot jaa1[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)2speech; way of speakingเหมือนจะmĕuuan jàเหมือนจะmĕuuan jàit seems that; it looks likeหยามyăamหยามyăam1[to] insult; disdain2[to] look down on; underrate (disrespectfully)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ต่อหน้าdtò nâaต่อหน้าdtò nâa1in front of; to someone's face2before; in the presence ofคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)อับอายàp aaiอับอายàp aai1[to] feel ashamed; be humiliated2ashamed; embarrassedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
He spoke as if to belittle me in front of everyone in the room, making me feel very humiliated.
2VerbB2

[to] look down on; underrate (disrespectfully)

to consider someone as inferior or not worth respect; to underestimate in a scornful way

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ยอมให้mâi yom hâiไม่ยอมให้mâi yom hâi[to] refuse to let [sb] do [sth]; [to] not allow [sth]ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverหยามyăamหยามyăam1[to] insult; disdain2[to] look down on; underrate (disrespectfully)ความสามารถkwaam săa-mâatความสามารถkwaam săa-mâat1ability; capacity2skill; talent; proficiency3capability; functionality (of a system/tool)4capacity/competence (legal/official)ของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngone's ownอีกต่อไปèek dtòr bpaiอีกต่อไปèek dtòr bpaianymore; any longer (with negation/questions)
He refuses to let anyone scornfully underestimate his abilities anymore.

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