หัวไม้(hŭua máai)

Meanings

1NounB2

instigator; ringleader; thug

a person who leads or incites trouble or violence; a gang ringleader or thug

Examples

แถวบ้านtăeo bâanแถวบ้านtăeo bâanneighborhood; local areaฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกลุ่มวัยรุ่นglùm wai-rûnกลุ่มวัยรุ่นglùm wai-rûn1a group of teenagers; group of youths2youth group (organized)3the youth demographicหัวไม้hŭua máaiหัวไม้hŭua máai1instigator; ringleader; thug2stubborn; pigheaded person3mallet; wooden hammerชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)สร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developความเดือดร้อนkwaam dèuuat rónความเดือดร้อนkwaam dèuuat rón1hardship; distress2trouble or hardship caused to othersให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another person
In my neighborhood, there's a group of young thugs who like to cause trouble for others.
2NounB2

stubborn; pigheaded person

a very obstinate, hard-headed person who refuses to change their opinion

Examples

พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleหัวไม้hŭua máaiหัวไม้hŭua máai1instigator; ringleader; thug2stubborn; pigheaded person3mallet; wooden hammerมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2which; what (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerไม่เคยmâi koieไม่เคยmâi koienever; have neverเชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
My father is very hard-headed; he never believes anything I say.
3NounB2

mallet; wooden hammer

a tool with a heavy wooden head used for striking without marring a surface

Examples

ช่างไม้châng máiช่างไม้châng máicarpenter; woodworkerใช้cháiใช้chái1[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]หัวไม้hŭua máaiหัวไม้hŭua máai1instigator; ringleader; thug2stubborn; pigheaded person3mallet; wooden hammerตอกdtòkตอกdtòk1[to] hammer; [to] drive in2[to] stamp; [to] punch (a ticket/document)3[to] retort; [to] snap back4rattan/bamboo stripสลักไม้sà-làk máaiสลักไม้sà-làk máai1[to] carve wood2wood carving3wooden latch/bolt; wooden pinเบาๆbao baoเบาๆbao bao1gently; softly; quietly; lightly; slightly; mildly2casually; in a relaxed way; not too seriouslyเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatเข้าที่kâo têeเข้าที่kâo têe1[to] be in place; settle into position2[to] get used to; settle in3well-arranged; orderly; in good shape
The carpenter used a wooden mallet to gently tap the wooden dowel into place.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

หัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5beginning; initial part6classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins7to bud; to sprout8header; title; headlinePart 1
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ไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)3prefix in tool/implement names4classifier (long, rigid objects)5stick; rod; club; batPart 2
หัวไม้hŭua máaiหัวไม้hŭua máaiinstigator; ringleader; thug