อวดดี
ùuat-diiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
arrogant; cocky; insolent; presumptuous
Showing a rude and overconfident attitude; acting as if you are better or know more than others; arrogant, cocky, or insolent.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)นิสัยní-sǎiนิสัยní-sǎi1habit2character; dispositionอวดดีùuat-diiอวดดีùuat-dii1arrogant; cocky; insolent; presumptuous2[to] act cocky; be arrogant; be insolentมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousไม่น่าmâi-nâaไม่น่าmâi-nâa1what a shame; shouldn't have2shouldn't; shouldn't have3unlikely; probably notรักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
That child has a very arrogant attitude, not likable at all.
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เขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonเก่งgèngนะnáแต่dtɛ̀ɛเสียsǐiaตรงที่dtrong-tîiเป็นbpenคนkonอวดดีùuat-diiไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iเลยləəiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiอยากyàakทำงานtam-ngaanด้วยdûuai
He's talented, but his flaw is that he's a bit arrogant, so no one wants to work with him.
ความพ่ายแพ้kwaam-pâai-pɛ́ɛของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakทัศนคติtát-sà-ná-ká-dtìที่tîiอวดดีùuat-diiและlɛ́ประเมินbprà-məənคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuต่ำdtàmเกินไปgəən-bpai
His defeat was caused by an arrogant attitude and underestimating his opponent.
ท่าทีtâa-tiiที่tîiดูduuอวดดีùuat-diiและlɛ́มั่นใจmân-jaiในตัวเองnai-dtuua-eengเกินgəənเหตุhèetของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoแท้จริงแล้วtɛ́ɛ-jing-lɛ́ɛoอาจàatเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangเกราะgrɔ̀กำบังgam-bangความไม่มั่นคงkwaam-mâi-mân-kongภายในใจpaai-nai-jaiก็gɔ̂เป็นได้bpen-dâai
His overly confident and arrogant demeanor might actually just be a shield for his inner insecurities.
2VerbB1
[to] act cocky; be arrogant; be insolent
To behave in a cocky or rude way, acting as if you know better or are more important than others; often by talking back or ignoring advice.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerอวดดีùuat-diiอวดดีùuat-dii1arrogant; cocky; insolent; presumptuous2[to] act cocky; be arrogant; be insolentกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects
Don't you talk back to me (your mother), child!
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นักเรียนnák-riianคนkonนั้นnánถูกtùukทำโทษtam-tôotเพราะprɔ́อวดดีùuat-diiเถียงtǐiangครูคำkruu-kamไม่mâiตกฟากdtòk-fâak
That student was punished for being insolent and arguing nonstop with the teacher.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛรุ่นพี่rûn-pîiจะjàเตือนdtʉʉanแล้วlɛ́ɛoเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangอวดดีùuat-diiทำตามtam-dtaamวิธีwí-tiiของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengจนjonเกิดgə̀ətปัญหาbpan-hǎaขึ้นkʉ̂n
Even though his senior had warned him, he cockily insisted on doing it his own way until a problem arose.
การเป็นgaan-bpenคนkonเก่งgèngแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่mâiอวดดีùuat-diiรู้จักrúu-jàkรับฟังráp-fangคำวิจารณ์kam-wí-jaanคือkʉʉคุณสมบัติkun-ná-sǒm-bàtของkɔ̌ɔngผู้นำpûu-namที่ดีtîi-dii
Being talented without being insolent, and knowing how to listen to criticism, are the qualities of a good leader.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ùuat
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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อวดดีùuat-diiอวดดีùuat-diiarrogant; cocky; insolent; presumptuousarrogant; cocky; insolent; presumptuousWord