หัวไม้
hŭua máaiMeanings
1NounB2
instigator; ringleader; thug
a person who leads or incites trouble or violence; a gang ringleader or thug
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แถวบ้านtăeo bâanแถวบ้านtăeo bâanneighborhood; local areaฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกลุ่มวัยรุ่นglùm wai-rûnกลุ่มวัยรุ่นglùm wai-rûn1a group of teenagers; group of youths2the youth demographicหัวไม้hŭua máaiหัวไม้hŭua máai1instigator; ringleader; thug2wood (golf club)3thuggish; rowdyชอบchôpชอบchôp1[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 rónhardship; distressให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)คนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another person
In my neighborhood, there's a group of young thugs who like to cause trouble for others.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatกำลังgam-langวางแผนwaang păenกวาดล้างgwàat láangพวกpûuakหัวไม้hŭua máaiที่têeคอยkoiรีดไถrêet tăiเงินngernจากjàakพ่อค้าแม่ค้าpô-káa mâe-káaในnaiตลาดdtà-làat
The police are planning a crackdown on the thugs who extort money from vendors in the market.
ในอดีตnai à-dèetเขาkăoเคยkoeiเป็นbpenหัวไม้hŭua máaiชื่อดังchêu dangของkŏngย่านนี้yâan néeแต่dtàeตอนนี้dton néeกลับตัวglàp dtuuaกลับใจglàp jaiเป็นbpenคนดีkon deeแล้วláeo
In the past, he was a famous ringleader in this area, but now he has turned over a new leaf and become a good person.
2NounB2
wood (golf club)
A golf club with a large head, traditionally made of wood, used for long-distance shots.
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หลุมlǔmหลุมlǔm1hole; pit2dent; depression3classifier for golf holes4golf hole5socket; socket-like cavity6grave pitนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainไกลglaiไกลglai1far; distant2far; to a distant place3far (in time/relationship); distantเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเลือกใช้lêuuak cháiเลือกใช้lêuuak chái[to] choose to use; opt to employ; adoptหัวไม้hŭua máaiหัวไม้hŭua máai1instigator; ringleader; thug2wood (golf club)3thuggish; rowdyตีdteeตีdtee1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take asลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmแท่นtâenแท่นtâen1platform; base; stand; pedestal2printing press bed/plateทีteeทีtee1turn; chance; opportunity; one’s shot2time; occasion; instance3classifier: times; hits; strokes; attempts4please; for me (request particle)
This hole is a long way off, so he chose a wood to hit the ball from the tee.
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ฉันchănตีdteeด้วยdûuayหัวไม้hŭua máaiได้dâiไกลglaiกว่าgwàaเหล็กlèkแต่ยังdtàe yangควบkûuapคุมทิศทางkum tít taangได้dâiไม่ค่อยmâi kôiดีdee
I can hit farther with a wood than with an iron, but I still can't control the direction very well.
แม้máeหัวไม้hŭua máaiรุ่นrûnนี้néeจะมีjà meeหัวhŭuaขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat yàiแต่dtàeกลับglàpมีmeeน้ำหนักเบาnám nàk baoทำให้tam hâiผู้เล่นpôo lênสวิงsà-wingได้สะดวกขึ้นdâai sà-dùuak kûen
Although this wood has a large head, it is surprisingly light, making it easier for players to swing.
โปรแนะนำbpro náe-namให้hâiเขาkăoใช้cháiหัวไม้hŭua máaiสามsăamแทนtaenหัวไม้หนึ่งhŭua máai nèungเพราะpráwหลุมlǔmนี้néeต้องdtôngเน้นnénความแม่นยำkwaam mâen yamมากกว่าmâak gwàaระยะทางrá-yá taang
The golf pro advised him to use a three-wood instead of a driver because accuracy matters more than distance on this hole.
3AdjectiveB2
thuggish; rowdy
Behaving in a rough, aggressive way and often causing trouble or fights.
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ตอนเด็กdton dèkตอนเด็กdton dèkduring childhoodเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoนิสัยní-săiนิสัยní-săi1habit2character; dispositionหัวไม้hŭua máaiหัวไม้hŭua máai1instigator; ringleader; thug2wood (golf club)3thuggish; rowdyชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)หาเรื่องhăa rêuuangหาเรื่องhăa rêuuang1[to] pick a fight; provoke2[to] seek a pretext3[to] court troubleชกต่อยchók dtòiชกต่อยchók dtòi1[to] fistfight; trade punches2a fistfightกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
As a child, he was aggressive and troublesome, often picking fights with his friends.
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พอดื่มpo dèuumเหล้าlâoเขาkăoก็gâwทำตัวtam dtuuaหัวไม้hŭua máaiและláeหาเรื่องhăa rêuuangคนอื่นkon èunไปทั่วbpai tûua
When he drinks, he gets belligerent and goes around picking fights with other people.
แม้máeเขาkăoจะjàเคยkoeiเป็นbpenเด็กdèkหัวไม้hŭua máaiที่têeชอบchôpใช้กำลังchái gam-langแก้ปัญหาgâe bpan-hăaแต่dtàeตอนนี้dton néeเขาkăoรู้จักrúu jàkควบคุมkûap-kumอารมณ์aa-romมากขึ้นmâak kêun
Although he used to be a rough, aggressive kid who solved problems with force, he now has better control over his emotions.
โรงเรียนrong rianไม่ควรmâi kuuanมองว่าmong wâaการทำตัวgaan tam dtuuaหัวไม้hŭua máaiเป็นเพียงbpen piiangความkwaamคึกคะนองkúk-ká-nongหากhàakพฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamนั้นnánทำให้tam hâiเด็กdèkคนอื่นkon èunหวาดกลัวwàat gluaและláeไม่mâiกล้าglâaมาเรียนmaa riian
Schools should not dismiss aggressive, troublemaking behavior as mere youthful high spirits if it leaves other children frightened and afraid to attend school.
Word Breakdown
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ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementwood; timberPart 2
หัวไม้hŭua máaiหัวไม้hŭua máaiinstigator; ringleader; thuginstigator; ringleader; thugWord